Who was Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale?
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was the 14th leader / jathedar of the prime orthodox Sikh religious institution Damdami Taksal.
Bhindranwale was also a renowned advocate from the Anandpur Sahib Resolution.
He gained huge attention after his involvement in the 1978 Sikh-Nirankari clash.
Additionally, he started the ‘Dharam Yudh Morcha’ (righteous campaign) for fulfilling their aim to create a largely autonomous state within India.
Later, thousands of people joined in this campaign with the hope of getting more irrigation water and the return of Chandigarh to Punjab.
He was the Sikh preacher ‘sant’ in Amritsar, Punjab, besides carrying social works.
However, Jarnail Singh Brar (Bhindranwale) was killed during a gunfight when he was 37 years old in the operation Blue Star in 1984.
The following are the quotes of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale :-
You may understand Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale’s viewpoint easily whiel reading his quotes:
“I don’t fear for a physical death, but when my conscience dies, that is a real death”.
“Freedom from slavery is achieved only when a person starts to feel and understand that he would prefer death to life as a slave.”
“I wish to say this with firm conviction that this time, when this place (Harmandir Sahib) is attacked by the police, it will provide its own example to the world in Khalistan. Khalistan will certainly be created the day that the police come in here and wish to engage in some improper activity.”
“Neither must Sikhs oppress nor neither should they live under oppression.”
“For the Sikh faith I am ready to sacrifice everything I have… For the safeguard and protection of the Sikh religion we must all be united… I can die but I cannot see the desecration of my religion.”
