'Dera Sacha Sauda' followers & Sikhs Clash again

In India Punjab State is again seething with communal violence. Today evening, tens of thousands of Sikhs vented their anger against followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect for allegedly blaspheming their religion and set their properties and vehicles on fire.

Over 25,000 Sikhs had gathered outside Salabetpura, Punjab's biggest Dera campus that is 30 km from Bathinda, and were set to attack it.

Isn't it strange that if someone just poses or dresses like "Sikh Guru" then Sikhs take it as an offence. Nowhere Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh of "Dera Sacha Sauda" declared on his own that he is posing like 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh or he is going to baptize his followers just like Sikh Guru did. Sikhs have taken their own meaning out of the acts of Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh.

In a democratic country like India, one is free to wear dress as per his liking. In that case what's there in adorning a dress which may look similar to some historical personality. It's high time people of Punjab think rationally & stop violence over trivial matter of someone dressing like some historical personality.

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'Dera Sacha Sauda' & SGPC

Isn't it weird that people in India clash over trivial matters. Take the case of "Dera Sacha Sauda" sect in Punjab state of India where devotees of "Dera Sacha Sauda" had clashed with Sikh organizations at Bathinda following Dera Chief trying to pose like "Guru Gobind Singh"(10th Guru of Sikhs) to baptize his followers. The Sikh organizations in Punjab state of India opposed it, leading to clashes. The supporters of both sides used swords and sharp edged weapons against each other.

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Avatar Singh Makkar also  condemned the followers of Sant Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh for allegedly attacking on Sikh devotees at Bathinda.

The clashes between the followers of "Dera Sacha Sauda" of Sirsa and Sikh organization, that began earlier from Bathinda spread to other parts of the Punjab state even as violent mobs burnt one car and damaged over dozen vehicles including an ambulance in Bathinda.

Having violent clashes in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has also appealed to people to maintain peace and harmony. When shall people be rational in India & stop having violent clashes over trivial matters.

Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh of "Dera Sacha Sauda", however, in a statement denied that he had tried to copy Sikh Gurus in any way. He said that his aim is to bring peace and brotherhood in the world. The Sikhs are objecting to Dera chief Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim portraying himself in the attire of 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh and inserting advertisements in newspapers saying that he will give nectar to his disciples.

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