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During the first week of June, Sikhs around the world commemorate a recent historical event: Operation Bluestar of 1984, a government-sanctioned military...

“The invasion of the Indian Army was by no means a spontaneous reaction to the threat posed by protesting Punjabis; rather, the Indian Military prepared and simulated this operation for several months prior to its execution. The army’s assault included the deployment of tear gas, army tanks and 70,000 troops. Observers have widely speculated that the timing of the attack was also carefully selected to coincide with the first few days of June, a moment during which Sikhs around the globe commemorate the martyrdom of their fifth Guru, Guru Arjan. Guru Arjan is celebrated for many reasons, including his role as the architect of Darbar Sahib, and Sikhs flock to this site in Amritsar every June to honor his contributions.

As in years past, on June 1, 1984, Sikhs were filling the complex to pay their respects when Indian military forces arrived and placed them under siege. A deliberate and calculated massacre ensued, perpetrated by a government against its own citizens. Anthropologist Joyce Pettigrew explains the purpose of the invasion: “The Army went into Darbar Sahib not to eliminate a political figure or a political movement but to suppress the culture of a people, to attack their heart, to strike a blow at their spirit and self-confidence.”

#sikh #1984 Sikh genocide #my people #the great and noble

vympr

Minister’s car runs over 4 protesters in Lakhimpur Kheri, farmers blame son; 4 more die in violence

Four farmers were among eight persons killed Sunday in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri after a convoy of three SUVs, including one owned by Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, hit a group of farm protesters leading to a clash.

Following the incident, farm leaders called for the “arrest of the Minister and his son” who, they said, was driving one of the SUVs. They called for a probe by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court and said they would hold protests in all districts Monday to demand punishment for the guilty.

While UP Police remained tightlipped, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) identified the four farmers killed as Lovepreet Singh (20), Daljeet Singh (35), Nachattar Singh (60) and Gurvinder Singh (19). They said 12-15 others were injured. An official at the Lakhimpur Kheri district hospital said farm leader Tejinder Singh suffered serious injuries.

Jagtaar Singh Bajwa, an SKM spokesperson, said that the “farmers were protesting peacefully”. “The Union Minister of State for Home’s son ran his car over them. In the incident, several farmers were injured and some have died,” Bajwa said.

This brutality came literal hours after the Haryana Chief Minister Lal Khattar (of the BJP, same political party as Mishra, the minister whose SUV was driven into the protesting farmers) called for open violence against farmers, and told his own supporters they would serve minimal jail time (if at all) and be openly celebrated afterward.

"Form groups of 500, 700, 1,000 people and make them volunteers. And then at every place, 'sathe sathyam samacharet'. What does it mean -- it means tit for tat," he said.

"Do not worry... When you remain there (in jail) for a month, three months or six months, you will become big leaders. Your names will be etched in history," Khattar added.

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New Video Shows Minister's SUV Ram Unarmed Farmers At Great Speed REFUTING Minister's Claims that Protestors Had Been "Throwing Stones" at the SUV

The video appears to contest claims by the minister and his son that their Mahindra Thar was under attack before it ran down farmers. (Updated Oct 6 2021 11:01 IST)

New Delhi:

A cleaner, longer clip of the viral video from Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri that reveals what happened on Sunday before the violent clashes shows a black SUV - which a union minister has confirmed to be his family's - ploughing into an unarmed group of protesters at great speed.

The video appears to contest claims by the minister and his son that the driver lost control because their Mahindra Thar was under attack - the video shows no stones or sticks being thrown at the car - resulting in the death of at least four farmers and injuries to many more.

The driver seems to be well in control and intentionally driving at great speed into a group of farmers marching in front of the SUV, with their backs to it.

Ramming a high-speed SUV into protestors would NOT have been justified even if the crowd had been agitated, but this video shows in clear detail how the protestors were calm, peaceful, and how deliberately the BJP minister's SUV was driven into the crowd.

The video is linked in the article, and I would advise that you not watch unless you deem it absolutely necessary because it is very graphic and disturbing, and shows the car crash in full detail.

#no farmers no food #my people #the great and noble

allthecanadianpolitics

handweavers

the near-absolute destruction of the sikh community of afghanistan is weighing on me heavily right now i feel so ill

handweavers

there have been sikhs in afghanistan since guru nanak visited kabul in the 15th century and the durrani empire period. prior to the start of the afghan wars in the 1980s, between 200k-500k sikhs lived in afghanistan.

many fled to india starting in the 80s and heavily throughout the 90s. many of our gurdwaras were destroyed during the battle of jalalabad in 1989. under taliban rule, sikhs were persecuted and forced to pay the jizya tax. our tradition of cremation was banned and our cremation grounds were destroyed, and afghani sikhs were required to wear yellow patches or veils to identify themselves. as of 2013, only an estimated 8000 sikhs remained in afghanistan; that number dropped to 700 in 2020, and now in august 2021 there are only 200~ sikhs left in the country and all but a handful of them intend to seek asylum, leaving only a few sikhs left in a region that historically had as many as half a million of us.

the few staying behind are doing so to maintain our holy sites (historic gurdwaras mainly, including the site visited by guru nanak dev ji, the first sikh guru) with help from local muslim afghanis, who are providing protection and assistance against the taliban at great self-risk. the idea that muslims and sikhs have a relationship that is inherently hostile is false and paints an inaccurate picture that only serves to further us- and other imperialist and reactionary interests abroad and within the region. even against threat of great violence and decades of war our people come together in solidarity and with acknowledgment of our shared humanity and community. there is a lot to mourn about what is happening in afghanistan - what has happened, is happening, will happen - but there is still compassion and kindness to be found and shared.

my heart goes out to all afghanis who have suffered through these wars and faced destruction and displacement at the hands of those who seek to exploit and exterminate for the sake of empire and capital. god willing one day afghanistan will again be free from tyranny and all who have been displaced will have the opportunity - the choice - to return home, however that looks

#my people #the great and noble

racialized

Our latest statement, including reactions from a victim's family member and a community leader.

This is so devastating, four Sikhs were killed during a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, April 16th. The white supremacist shooter was an ex-employee and purposely targeted a facility known to be heavily populated by Sikh employees. Most of the victims were older grandparents too, this is heartbreaking.

diaryofanangryasianguy

Honoring the lives lost in the Indianapolis shooting

Amarjeet Kaur Johal, 66

Amarjeet Kaur Johal was a 66-year-old mother, grandmother and member of the Indianapolis' Sikh community. According to her grandson's Twitter, Johal was planning to work a double shift Thursday so she could take Friday off. She later decided to grab her check and go home. He said she still had her check in her hand when they found her.

Amarjit Sekhon, 48

Amarjit Sekhon, a mother of two sons, was the breadwinner of her family who immigrated to the US in 2004. Her brother-in-law, Kuldip Sekhon, told the Associated Press she began working at the FedEx facility in November -- after previously working at a bakery -- and was a dedicated worker whose husband was disabled. "She was a workaholic, she always was working, working," he said. "She would never sit still ... the other day she had the (COVID-19) shot and she was really sick, but she still went to work."

Jasvinder Kaur, 50

Kaur had two children -- a daughter and a son, said Rimpi Girn, her daughter's brother-in-law. She immigrated to the US in 2018 and was the main breadwinner for the family. She sent money earned from her job at FedEx to her son living in India as financial support. Sekhon and Kaur went to work together every day, working the same night shift, Girn said. "They didn't want to work night shift anymore, they wanted to work day shift."

Jaswinder Singh, 68

The 68-year-old Indian immigrant decided to take a job at the FedEx facility because he was bored at home and the employer was popular among Punjabi immigrants. Relatives said Singh left the Indian state of Punjab, where the Sikh community is concentrated, about eight years ago to reunite with relatives living in the United States. Jatinder Singh, one of Singh’s two sons, told the Indian news outlet Republic World that the family hopes to return him to India for funeral rites but face complications because of the pandemic.

Samaria Blackwell, 19

Samaria Blackwell was the youngest of four children and looked up to her older siblings Elijah, Levi and Michaiah, her parents Jeff and Tammi Blackwell said in a statement. Blackwell played basketball and soccer and had "a tough game face" that "quickly turned to a smile outside of competition," they said. She was a straight-A student who graduated from high school last year and her parents described their daughter as "tenacious in everything she did."

Karli Smith, 19

Karli Smith graduated in 2020 from George Washington High School, where she was remembered as "a hardworking and dedicated student," according to a statement from Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS). "Administrators, teachers and classmates remember Karli for her sense of humor that often generated smiles and laughter. Karli was a bright light wherever she went. She will be dearly missed by all throughout IPS who knew and loved her," the statement said.

John Weisert, 74

John Weisert was a retired engineer and was working at the FedEx facility to make some extra money, his wife told CNN affiliate WTHR on Friday, while she waited for news about her husband. "He's just a package handler, a retired professional engineer, but after retirement he wanted to keep working. We had some things we needed to pay off, so he took this job," Weisert told WTHR. The couple was set to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in the fall.

Matthew Alexander, 32

Those who knew Matthew Alexander described the 32-year-old as a huge baseball fan and a trustworthy, reliable and kind friend, WTHR reported. Family and friends gathered at Avon High School's baseball field Saturday to honor the former player before his father threw the opening pitch. "I didn't do near as well as he did in the day, but I was there and I knew he was looking down saying thank you dad."

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lichrelly

the fact that international celebrities are addressing the farmers protest better than the indian government never fails to astound me.

lichrelly

now the government considers that people talking about the farmers protests is a bigger problem than the farmers protest itself

lichrelly

indian “celebrities” are now talking about how “non-indians should not intervene” as if they or the government have been considerate about how the laws affect the farmers.

lichrelly

akshay kumar tweeted “let this not divide us and our nation”

so you think supporting the farmers against late stage capitalism and unfair laws divides us? fuck you.

lichrelly

kangana ranaut literally told rihanna to shut up. bitch you had the audacity. you WISH you were at her level.

rihanna is a humanitarian, and the news channels are now SLUT SHAMING HER and are talking about how much she paid for her fucking make up to portray that only “shameful women/people support farmers” while our “pious kangana ranaut is on the right side”

lichrelly

the thing is, people in india view the government to be this divine authority and we must accept what it does.

and like that is the total opposite of what a democracy is.

people don’t know that governments are supposed to be criticized, that a government is supposed to cater to the people’s needs, that our prime minister isn’t a fucking god and criticizing the government doesn’t make you an “anti-national”

lichrelly

the CAA protests (which was against a blatantly islamophobia law) was ignored and covid 19 caused the protests to stop, and nothing happened, nobody talks about it.

fuckers like kangana ranaut obviously called them terrorists or anti-national. the islamophobia in india is so rampant that apparently being a muslim makes you less of an indian.

the government expected the farmers protests to blow over, like the caa one. but it didn’t. they couldn’t stop the protests due to covid this time.

lichrelly

70 farmers died because of protesting. this was because so many of them were old and couldn’t handle the climate outside. people are labelling FARMERS as terrorists or anti-nationals.

the parallel between the farmers protests and blm is pretty clear. blm protests in america were peaceful and nobody wanted to listen to them?? and once it became violent, racists labelled blm protests as violent and don’t deserve to be listened to?? even if they haven’t been listened to since the very beginning??

its pretty much the same here.

the largest workers protests have been going on here and the government is trying to label the farmers as terrorists or too illiterate to understand the farm laws

and the police are building a wall in the capital to stop the protests. even some of the indo pakistani border isn’t this thick

lichrelly

greta thunberg extended her support and i am so so grateful for that, she also shared a toolkit to help the protests, (which unfortunately is deleted now)

and the indian news channels are trying to convince us that she doesn’t care about the farmer’s protests and she apparently wants to “dismantle the indian democracy”

india isn’t even a democracy anymore. the government now wants to obstruct freedom of speech by warning twitter of penal action if it doesn’t block the accounts which tweet about the protests.

please, this needs more attention. india is descending into fascism. “democracy” is just a blanket covering the chaos underneath.

here’s a petition to help

also thank you to the people who signed the UK petition to support indian farmers, now that the uk parliament is considering a debate on it.

lichrelly

(via @rudeness-sarcasm-and-cytoplasm)

All these bollywood celebs saying wE sHoUlDnT lEt pRoPaGaNdA dIvIdE uS have a special spot in hell. India against propaganda, it seems. There are people dying, and they’re sitting in their homes that are paid for by bjp. And the supporters are shaming Rihanna for being a victim of abuse and supporting Chris brown because they’d rather praise the perpetrator of a crime than a person trying to speak up about human rights issues. I’m just so angry at our fucking government and the people who think all the bullshit modi is pulling is okay

WHAT THE FUCK?? the media, modi and his fucking supporters are all bullshit. i am so angry.

dar-badar

How fucking delusional does one have to be to believe that RIHANNA. RIHANNA was paid to tweet about the protest. That GRETA THUNBERG is part of an “international conspiracy” to divide India. The audacity of right wingers never ceases to amaze me. They reach new lows every. single. day.

What else can you expect from them whose leader, our beloved Prime Minister- follows trolls who give rape threats to women- on Twitter.

India is on a path to ruin. Intolerance is at an all time high. FIRs are filed against tv shows, comedians are arrested for jokes they didnt make, acts of sedition and UAPA are slapped on student activists and journalists to keep them in jail and stop them from speaking the truth.

The mainstream media is rotting everyone’s brains, vilification of anyone who speaks against the govt reins supreme, and I am terrified. I am terrified of the future, scared of the people around me, and feeling extremely desolate.

Speak up, please. Raise your voice. Support the farmers. Our democracy has been in danger for while now, we need to step up before it’s too late.

Speak up.

lichrelly

non-indians can reblog this. we’d really appreciate it if you’d help spread the word.

jadookiladki

1) watch the movie Udta Punjab to really understand how the government treats northern Indians

2) use this post as a way to blacklist Bollywood actors- stop watching their movies, stop supporting their fascist-capitalist bullshit

3) donate to the farmers protest:

KhalsaAid

4) follow reliable news sources like sikhexpo on Instagram for latest news on the situation

bhujangan

Don’t watch any Bollywood movie to understand South Asian politics.

This is not “northern Indians” - the majority of the people who will be fucked over by this law are Punjabis & Haryanvis and the majority of the people facing police brutality are Sikhs.

#my people #the great and noble

bhujangan

Simple explanation of the bills that farmers in India are protesting - in TikTok form!

nilzhoglander-deactivated202303

rupikaur_ ♥️🙏🏽 so many of you have asked what you can do to support the #farmersprotest : slide through for info or read below 👇🏽 1) post on social media to raise awareness. i know this seems small. but it creates a ripple effect that will save lives. i’ve been advised by many human rights organizations that raising awareness on social media is the most effective tactic when dealing with the indian government. they are highly sensitive to international attention- so let’s give it to them. 2) put pressure on your local politicians and those with influence. put pressure on the media. ask them to speak up and bring attention to india’s human rights abuses. when freedom of press is attacked- democracy dies. every statement from officials around the world puts pressure on the indian government to take accountability for their human rights abuses. 3) if you’re interested in donating- @khalsa_aid is a great international humanitarian organization who is helping providing resources to farmers on the ground. thank you for your endless support family- i love you all ♥️ your thoughtfulness and desire to change the world is forever inspiring our people started protesting in punjab as early as july 2020. they marched to delhi on nov 27 and have been sleeping on the streets since. punjab- haryana- up- rajasthan. and beyond. the people are united across religion and geography. singing songs of freedom. our people feeding the masses. our people dying. activists abducted. journalists kidnapped. the government is currently building walls of cement and spikes around protest sites to cage people in. they try to defame our heroes. they sexually assault women in police custody. but truth will prevail. all of you. all of us. the diaspora marched and continues to give its heart out. onward. louder. stronger my friends. it’s working ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽#farmersprotest p.s. i can hear modi crying while throwing a temper tantrum 😆 music to my ears !!! (graphics by my sis @taranamol )

#my people #the great and noble

bauliya

by the way twitter, who masturbated over banning trump for weeks, just banned tonnes of Indian twitter accounts that were criticising the BJP government and posting information about the farmers protest, including major independent news organisations which are honestly the only sources of unbiased reporting in this country

so yeah.

bauliya

SANGHI SPOTTED.

anyway block and report @/maidenofmidguard

cyanidefemme

The farm bills were introduced as ordinances in the middle of the FUCKING PANDEMIC!!! NO DEBATES WERE HELD!!! THEY REMOVED POTATOES AND PULSES AND CEREALS AND OILSEEDS FROM ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES!!!! THEY CAN BE HOARDED NOW AND PRICES CAN BE RAISED!!!! WE ARE A STARVING COUNTRY

Sanghis make me so so soooooo mad

#my people #the great and noble

bauliya

so yeah.

bauliya

and they're not even subtle about why. amazing.

lousygoose

Omfg do u know any ways to help them get their accounts back or to spread the word more??

bhujangan

Start by reading about the protests and the bills.

Some of them are back - last I checked The Caravan India is back.

Report any accounts talking about a “repeat 1984″ - it’s a genocide threat. Two major events during the 1980′s-1990′s (Operation Bluestar & the Oct-Nov pogroms) happened in 1984.

Demand the release of Nodeep Kaur, Mandeep Punia, and any other detained journalists & activists.

Nodeep Kaur is a Dalit Sikh activist who was detained by Haryana police on Jan. 12th, 2021. Her family has confirmed she has been tortured and sexually assaulted in jail.

https://www.sikhpa.com/sikh-woman-sexually-assaulted-by-indian-police-during-18-day-arbitrary-detainment/

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/journalist-mandeep-punia-held-at-singhu-is-sent-to-jail-for-14-days-7169366/

#my people #the great and noble

racialized

wanted to highlight some of the incredible feminist organizing efforts with the farmers movement in making women an integral part of the protests

women, who makeup a large majority of farmer laborers, are politically unionizing to have their debt forgiveness demands met

menstruation products freely distributed at protest sites

free education sessions for children of working class families at border locations

#my people #the great and noble

giaa-s

“A protestor after being brutally beaten during the clashes between the protestors and Delhi police at Nangloi. But this did not affect his strong will and the wish to fight for his rights. He was still shouting slogans even though he was bleeding heavily and his turban fell off”

A warrior with no fear! Look at his spirit! Waheguru🙏🏽

#my people #the great and noble

racialized

No Sikh should apologize for the Nishan Sahib flying over the Lal Qilla.

If it was not for Sikhi or the inspiration of Sikh history this protest would never have reached the gates of Delhi. It would not have brought about what has transformed into the first great challenge to Modi’s Hindu nationalist and authoritarian government. Bringing with it the rest of India.

Apologizing for the Nishan Sahib at the Lal Qilla dismisses what has been at the core of the farmers’ protest since day one - the Sikh spirit.

- Jaskaran Sandhu: Do Not Apologize For The Nishan Sahib At The Lal Qilla

#my people #the great and noble

kropotkindersurprise

January 26, 2021 - Hundreds of thousands of farmers converged on cities all over India on Republic Day to continue their ongoing protests against Modi’s anti-farmer and anti-worker government. Farmers on their way to central Delhi smashed through barricades and clashed with police. [video]/[video]/[video]

#my people #the great and noble

racialized

How and when “indian” is used also tells us a lot

How and when “indian” is used also tells us a lot.

Clearly, it is not something Sikhs will ever get to define, rather it is used as a political project which seeks to define (‘civilise’) us. So when the indian army invaded Sri Darbar Sahib, it came to save a certain type of “indian” Sikh from another - a distinction that is maintained till this day by the word “terrorism”. We are forced to prove our loyalty through patriotism, lest we are demonised by the indian project as “anti-national” and become targets of indian “salvation” (read violence).

#my people #the great and noble

winterrmoons

None of you fuckers will compare the farmers attacking red fort on republic day to the digusting peices of shit trumpies who attacked capitol hill. The farmers are fighting for their future. The situation is ongoing so i dont have all things noted rn;

But the capitol hill attack by american white supremacists was a threat to show off their willingness to not comply to a more tolerant world. The police helped them. Going out of their way ready to kill so they do not loose their 'freedom'

The angry farmers you are watching have been peacefully protesting for about a month. They feed india, their anger with the govt is right and comes from a place of betrayal.

The racists at capitol hill were angry that they will be now held accountable for their doing. Our farmers are fighting for their kids and family, those fuckers at capitol were threatening the country because they cannot be white supremacist freely anymore

Tumblr and all of social media is wildly americanized, read what is happening, do not fucking dare to call the farmer protests 'india's capitol hill moment'.

NOTE: i am not saying who is right or wrong. Both sides are at fault here. It is not as black and white. I support the farmers, the situation is very tense rn and i do not have all of the imp info as modi govt cut off the fucking internet in the protesting areas. Fucking classic move. I do not know whether the farmers are fully right or wrong. Yes they didnt follow routes, but it was not a task to be done, this rally. We need to understand their anger, govt incomplaiance and stupidity. Its a shame it had to happen this way, but everyone knows no body would care if they had not rallied on this day.

PLEASE RESPECTFULLY CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG HERE. I DO NOT KNOW ALL THE INFORMATION ATM

Remember we are not our prime minister or government. We can and will change this. Stay strong

bhujangan

“I am not saying who is right or wrong. Both sides are at fault here. It is not as black and white. I support the farmers, the situation is very tense rn and i do not have all of the imp info as modi govt cut off the fucking internet in the protesting areas. Fucking classic move. I do not know whether the farmers are fully right or wrong. Yes they didnt follow routes, but it was not a task to be done, this rally.”

Over 150 farmers have died in the encampment. One of the protestors was shot and killed. Protestors have been lathicharged and tear gassed. The farmers also caught 13 people with government ID cards destroying buses.

But both sides are at fault because *checks notes* the farmers didn’t follow a route.

meherya

The way that people want to make this look like a grey issue when it's black and white.... This is the culmination of two months of being played with and ignored... How are the farmers at fault for protecting themselves when the police beat them with sticks? The governemt and the forces are the obvious agitators but yes let's play the "both sides are at a fault here" card

bhujangan

the cops pulled my chacha & chachi out of their tractor and beat them with lathis they’re 60 & 55 do you think that’s an acceptable punishment for deviating from a preset route :)

#my people #the great and noble

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