Op/Ed: The Tale of Two Supposed Indian Diplomats

Indian Diplomat, Devyani Khobragade
Indian Diplomat, Devyani Khobragade

—We have seen the outrage in India for the treatment in USA for a lady diplomat who was arrested earlier in the month. Indian media and politicians have made a hue and cry about the situation, as they proclaim themselves as a world power on par with USA, hence they wish their employees to be treated as such. Over time the truth about the maltreatment of this lady will emerge.

Bhai Lal Singh
Bhai Lal Singh

However this week we have also seen the parole release of Bhai Lal Singh as par of the movement within the Sikh community to free political prisoners. However few know the story of Bhai Lal Singh. Bhai Gurinderpal Singh Dhanuala writes that Bhai Lal Singh real name is Bhai Manjit Singh. In 1983, as part of the conspiracy behind the Kaniska airplane bomb plot, the Indian Intelligence agencies placed suitcase bombs in the diplomatic status  baggage hold area. These were put there under the name of Lal Singh. The bombs resulted in many passengers losing their lives.

To ensure the demonisation of the Sikh Community, the Indian agencies then found innocent Sikhs and arrested them. Bhai Manjit Singh was one of these. They gave him the name of Lal Singh and told him if he gives false testimony in the case, that Sikhs did the bomb plot. Then he would be given large amounts of money, visa for his direct and extended family and a house in any European country.

Due to Bhai Manjit Singhs “Panthik Spirit”, he refused such an offer. He was told he would be left to rot in prison and forgotten, which he accepted rather than allow false demonisation of his community. Hence today, three decades later, only with the help of SOPW, the Bhai Gurbaksh Singh campaign and the awakening of the Sikh Community worldwide on this issue, do we see this soul realise he has not been forgotten.

These two situations once again raises many questions. India has a campaign calling it “Incredible India”, however those who know it claim it as really “Incredibly hypocritical India”. It demands protection under diplomatic immunity, when on the other side it invented a diplomat called Lal Singh, then placed an innocent Sikh to rot in jail for two decades for a terrorist act committed by Indian Agencies?

It has not been lost on those of us who believe in Vaheguru, that Vaheguru  shows us the the hypocrisy of what is happening. Nelson Mandela passing away at the same time Bhai Gurbaksh Singh emerged, showed the community, how to stand as statesmen against injustice. The Indian diplomat row as the Bhai Lal Singh alias Bhai Manjit Singh comes to the attention of the Khalsa Panth, shows the depth of character involved in those agencies that ran campaigns to demonize the Sikh Community.

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