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Sikh leaders and derawad
 Mewa Singh
 
 
 Sikhs are celebrating the 300 anniversary this year of GurtaGaddi of Guru Granth Sahib. It must be ensured that everySikh should severe the ties with Derawad which is in totalcontradiction to the Divine thought of Sikh religion.Guru Granth Sahib is the eternal Sikh Guru, containing theDivine thought of Sikh religion, as revealed by God , theAlmighty, through Sikh Gurus, for humanity, as proclaimedby them, and so considered as word of God which has to beunderstood by the Sikhs. The Sikh panth has to take itsdecisions about Sikh affairs under the Divine guidance ofGuru Granth Sahib. There can be no other personal Guru orguide for Sikhs.Sikh religion believes in, Fatherhood of God, Brotherhood ofmankind and Truthful living. Fatherhood of Godautomatically leads to Brotherhood of Mankind, as the sameis the creator of the entire creation, the same is His lightwhich shines in all. Sikhism teaches love between man andman as love between man and God and the selfless serviceto humanity. The eminent scholars of world religions andhistory have appreciated it.To dilute the Sikh identity and code of conduct, to weakenthe Sikh political aspirations and to mislead the Sikhs, thestate powers had also given the patronage and support tothe derawad, just after the annexation of Sikh empire and uptill now.
 
The Sikh political leaders hadthemselves been trying to getthe blessings of the heads ofthe deras just for electorategains, to get votes throughthem, thereby giving them therecognition, though beingdetrimental to the Sikh cause,instead of denouncing themand their self made cheapslogans and educating theSikhs to alienate them fromthe deras, and any othersystem and to live in Sikh wayof life.These deras attract the innocent Sikhs who have no study ofSikh religion, by making references to the dictums of Sikhreligion itself as if they are preaching Sikhism but Sikhpreachers and leaders do not expose them with honesty ofpurpose and so such persons remain misguided. It is only bythe preaching of Sikh religion with earnestness to all theSikhs that these deras can be made ineffective, so far asSikhs are concerned.Still Sikhs are sincere to their religion and ready to make anysacrifice for it, even though, some may not be living in Sikhway of life and its code of conduct. This spirit can easily leadthem to the total rejection of derawad and to live in strict Sikhway of life and code of conduct, with the honest and properpreaching of Sikh religion. The Sikh political leaders shouldadopt this approach rather than the blessings of the derachiefs for getting votes.
Akali leaders now allegethat because of the Sirsadera support to theCongress, they lostseveral seats in theMalwa belt. If that iscorrect, then are not theAkalis responsible for it?The SGPC is under thecontrol of Akali Dal. Whypreaching of Sikhreligion was not done tobring the Sikhs into Sikhcode of conduct?
 
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