Rashtriya Sikh Sangat

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Rashtriya Sikh Sangat
Formation1986(39 years ago) (1986)
HeadquartersSangat Marg, Ram Nagar, Paharganj, New Delhi, Delhi 110055
Region
Flag of India.svg India
LeaderGurcharan Singh Gill
Parent organisation
 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Affiliations Bharatiya Janata Party
Sangh Parivar
VolunteersIncrease2.svg50,000-100,000+

The Rashtriya Sikh Sangat ("National Sikh Association") is an India-based Sikh affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

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About

With about 450+ ekais (shakas, units) predominantly in the states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and as also presence in other states. [1] Rashtriya Sikh Sangat was inspired by the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to unite Hindus and Sikh. [2]

List of leaders


No.LeaderPhotoTerm at office
1Shamsher Singh-1986 to 1990 (Founder)
2Chiranjeev Singh [3] 1990 to -
3 Rulda Singh [4] - to 2009 [5]
4Gurcharan Singh Gill [6] 2009 to Present [1]

Assassination of Rulda Singh

In 2009, Khalistan Liberation Force and Babbar Khalsa, two Khalistani militant organisations assassinated Rulda Singh, the then president of the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat, in Patiala. [1] [7] [8]

Controversies

The Akal Takht issued a Hukamnama (order) to the Sikh community in 2004 to not lend support to this organisation as it does not represent Sikh interests. The edict stands, even now. [9]

In 2004, the leader of the Akal Takht declared that the organisation to be "anti-Sikh" and "anti-panthic". [10] It forbade all Sikhs from having any association with it. [1] The Akal Takht, (the supreme temporal body of the Sikh community worldwide) reiterated the ban again in 2019 and is seen as an attempt by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to promote Hindutva, to Sikhs and an attempt to assimilate (absorb) Sikhs into Hinduism. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Dogra, Chander Suta (17 December 2014). "Ex-militants to riot package: RSS reaches out to Punjab via Sikh arm". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Sanjeev Kelkar (2011). Lost Years of the RSS. SAGE Publications. pp. 181–182. ISBN   978-81-321-0762-0.
  3. ↑ "Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat felicitates former Rashtriya Sikh Sangat chief Chiranjeev Singh".
  4. ↑ "Punjab Sikh sangat leader Rulda Singh". Unp.me. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Booth, Robert (13 July 2010). "In July, Singh was shot by two or three armed assailants outside his residence, and died weeks later to his wounds". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Gurucharan Singh Gill leader of Rashtriya Sikh Sangat".
  7. ↑ "Rulda Singh's killers to stand trial in UK, British police team arrives to collect evidence". tribuneindia.com.
  8. ↑ "Three British Sikhs arrested in UK over Rulda Singh murder case face extradition to India". The Times of India. 25 December 2020. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Akal Takht asks Sikh community to keep distance from RSS event".
  10. ↑ "Anti-Panthic Outfit Rashtriya Sikh Sangat Resumes its Activities, SGPC, Jathedars Go Silent". 14 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Akal Takht Chief Calls For RSS to Be Banned". The Wire. Retrieved 4 July 2020.


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