Brar: Why should you hide anything? Here is your task, how best do you carry it out? and the Indian Government and the dimwitted Indira Ghandi. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . AIPL has now applied to [] When the Guru Granth is carried from the Akal Takht to the Gurdwara. Brar: I was a Major General. The chopper was airborne from Sulur to Wellington. After his dismissal from the armed forces, he joined the Khalistan movement and served as a military adviser and trainer for the group's terrorists. They said Indira Gandhi wont have the guts to send the army in. You will go to hell. Its a call of duty and you will get ahead for that call of duty. asking for hindu rashtar is bravery, asking for human rights is misguided cause . One, I immediately recognized as that of Major General Shabeg Singh who was with the Indian army and a decorated officer before he was dishonourably discharged by the army. Its just like adding fuel to the fire. Either he has escaped or hes dead and, therefore, the leader has gone. SG: Describe the scene that night. This article was published in The Telegraph Calcutta in May of 1984. Early days. A terrible tragedy befell India on December 8, 2021, when an Army chopper with senior officials, including the countrys first Chief of Defence Staff(CDS) General Bipin Rawat, crashed near the Coonoor region in Tamil Nadu. As a last resort I even suggested that my case be looked into by someone like Mr Arun Nehru. Those who had heard the rumours that the Golden Temple had been destroyed. He was dismissed from the army on charges of corruption and denied of his pension just a day before his retirement, for which he sought redress in civil court and was later acquitted. A few years ago, I sent a LinkedIn message cold to Iman Abuzeid about what she was building at Incredible Health. Many times he was released on the orders of central government. Then we have done an Akhand path here at the Darbar Sahib and we still have an Akhand path and langar to do at Baba Bakala. Brar: I dont think you were cursed at all. Government estimates project that about 2,800 Sikhs were killed in Delhi and 3,350 nationwide, whilst independent sources estimate the number of deaths at about 8,000-17,000. Aye i love everyone whos defending these heros . You go another time. A: No, only three weeks. Read Untold Story, page 419, I think. [16], In December 1983, the Sikh political party Akali Dal's President Harcharan Singh Longowal had invited Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale to take up residence in Golden Temple Complex. Now, at this point of time, with Mrs Gandhi assassinated, General Vaidya assassinated, and General Sundarji and General Dayal having died natural deaths, Im the only one left. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Settled in Chandigarh around 1978-79, he was drawn to Akali politics. On this day, 34 years ago, died a fascinating man called Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Being a Sikh himself, he dared to enter the bastion of Sikhs.. An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, frequently used by Indian forces, had crashed near Coonoor earlier today. The story was the same. So Shabeg Singh now sat at his . Bad news travels out anyway. Im not even allowed to write a book. Naturally, pre-COVID, she was. Khalistan Movement 2.0 on rise again- Is Amritpal Singh reviving the Terrorism and Separatism in Punjab? This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. The 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots, also known as the 1984 Sikh Massacre, was a series of organised pogroms against Sikhs in India following the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. He said his brother knew several languages and he was picked for the job by General Sam Manekshaw, who also hailed from Amritsar.He (Shabeg Singh ) could speak fluent Urdu, Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi, English, Gorkhali etc. Maj Gen Shabeg Singh was an Army officer who played one of the most pivotal roles in the 1971 war, but he was later dismissed from service just a day before his retirement. Q: Can you tell us a little bit about the Mukti Bahini, how you went in and set it up. Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd), PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM is one of India's most respected commentators on national security. Brar: My message is, look, in this country, with the type of militancy that crops up every now and then, with our neighbour trying to fuel insurgency in the country, whether its in the northeast or in Kashmir or in any other part of this country, you may be called upon to carry out similar operations against your own people. . [17] Singh and his military expertise is credited with the creation of effective defenses of the Temple Complex that made the possibility of a commando operation on foot impossible. And he had already sent a message to all the villages in the hinterland that if the Army dares to come in, come immediately and surround this place. We had to finish this before dawn, before first light, as we call it. Shortly after the attack on him, Brar spoke with me in detail on NDTV 247s Walk the Talk about leading Operation Blue Star and the lessons learnt from it. When I asked him why he was preparing to fight the very army that he had served with dedication for so many years, he said it was because false cases of corruption were made against him and he was dishonourably discharged a day before he was due to retire. [13][9] Two charge sheets in an anti-corruption court were brought against him in Lucknow by India's Central Bureau of Investigation. Im a Sikh. If I may say so, it was we who first revealed the fact that you used tanks and artillery. Indira was not able control Bhindrawale hence this operation of Blue star was placed in the name of Khalistan.Believe it or not Sikhs are only 2% but they protect Borders and also help the needy once. Shabeg Singh, PVSM, AVSM (1 May 1924 6 June 1984), was a militant who had previously served in the Indian Army. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wcPTG9PqZ0&feature=youtu.be. Their senior officers did not explain things to them. He enrolled in Khalsa College in Amritsar, and later in Government College in Lahore. Brar: Well, a lot of mutinies which took place, they took place in far-flung areas. [19], At the initial stages of the operation, Singh was killed in firing between Akal Takht and Darshani eorhi. "Shaheedi Samagam Organised at Sri Akal Takhat Sahib to commemorate the martyrs of June 1984 holocaust", "6: Role of the Media and Opposition Parties", "Wounds heal but another time bomb ticks away", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shabeg_Singh&oldid=1142502713, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2018, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from May 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, GOC, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and parts of Odisha; Defence of the, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 19:33. I covered the court-martials of some of these alleged mutineers from Jabalpur. Why did Major General Shabeg Singhonce a decorated Army Officer, known for his service in training of Mukti Bahini volunteers and motivating them to fight for their land during Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971betray his country and his Army? One of his compatriots from his cadet days, General Arun Vaidya, went on to become Army Chief and ended up being killed by Sikh terrorists because they held him responsible for the attack on the Golden Temple. It has just shocked me that this person during the course of his service in the Indian army, fought in every war that India particiaped in. What would stop Indian Hindu to starts attacking its own Hindu temples, Indians including killing innocent Hindus. What kind of Sikh is he? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Truth is verily god and all virtues follow truth. Brar: Exactly. Despite his betrayal to the country, Singh was cremated according to Sikh rites and with full military honours. Theres an aircraft waiting outside to take you to Amritsar., Im rushed to the operations room. Give orders to your division to move from Meerut to Amritsar immediately. Magnificent interview! The interviews conducted of Lt Gen Sagat Singh, Air Marshal Chandan Singh and Lt Gen Himmeth Singh have formed the bedrock of the narrative to the 1971 War. General K.S. He was at Jhanda Bunga where two flags hoist in front of Akal Takhat and Darshani Deori. He is General Brar. Born on 23 January 1925 in a village near Amritsar, Subeg Singh, popularly known as Shabeg Singh, had been recruited to British Army in 1942 from Lahore college, where he was studying. How does the Global Ultra Left intend to sabotage Narendra Modis return to power? SG: And you tried very hard to fade away quietly. Major General Shabeg Singh raised and trained the Mukti Bahini but, rather than being sent even a little thank-you note, was victimised only because he was a Sikh. SG: And it hurt the Indian Army because I do believe that if the media had not been thrown out, maybe both bad and good news would have come out, faster. He was an elite scholar of Farsi. SG: So, if you were to go back and conduct that operation again, first of all, would you still do it or would you think again? Major General Shahbeg Singh, whose body was found in the basement of the Akal Takht on June 6, 1984 along with that of Bhai Amrik Singh was interviewed by The Telegraph four weeks before he died. Brar: We had just got married a few months earlier. Brar: I dont know what the idea really was because this was something that my superiors thought of. Whether you live in India or overseas, you can take a paid subscription by clicking here. Had there been wise general he would have got Bhindrewale and also avoided damaging the place of worship & killing of thousands of devotees. And we were going to Manila for a honeymoon. We fought together in the '71 war. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. I stayed back. It is very sad that national hero like Maj.Gen.Shabeg Singh has to face humilation & terrorist like Bhindranwale enjoyed the patronage of government. 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But I think it hurt India greatly to have thrown the media out. The orders were received when I was in jail. I have made in detail study of his personal background on the basis of information available. I think that is probably why they decided to put me out and not give me my pension. If they could put other Generals on trial, if they could take them to court martial and frame charges against them, why couldnt they do the same for me? If you were to carry out a task, you dont think of religion, you dont think of caste. Try and realise that there has to be unity between the Sikhs and the Hindus and everyone else. So Shabeg Singh now sat at his feet in the Akal Takht, the supreme religious and temporal seat of Sikhism that Bhindranwale had made his home in Amritsar's Golden Temple, raising and training his army of the faithful. MAR JA HARAMZADEY, Shayad Jahhanam mayn bhi Tujhey panah nahin milaygi. He got Haji Pir Pass in that very difficult 1965 war. Brar: Never. I trained General Zia-ur-Rahman. SG: And they would have brought some bad news as well. So, how has he escaped? To make matters worse, the next day, a hawk came and sat on the tree outside the Golden Temple and hundreds of people came rushing in there and they said Bhindranwales spirit has come to tell us that Im alive. Maj.Gen.Shabeg Singh was killed in 1984,What I can say with certainty is that he would not have been helping Bhindranwale had he been treated better by the army and the Ministry of Defence. Born on 23 January 1925 in a village near Amritsar, Subeg Singh, popularly known as Shabeg Singh, had been recruited to British Army in 1942 from Lahore college, where he was studying. This to me was a patriotic statement. They werent able to give me any information about what was happening inside the Golden Temple. And we couldnt delay it. You are hurt about the media being thrown out. He is a real soldier! It was Jarnail Singh Bhinderanwale, who had dishonoured the Sikh faith the most. 9 lakhs. What bullshit how dare you call them terrorist wasnt gobind ram singh misheif nand innocent killings looked terrorism to you You are defending the brutality and illegal killing that made these rivals and rebels to come out . AIPL bought the building at 394 Dovercourt Road in 2017. Major General Shabeg Singh raised and trained the Mukti Bahini but, rather than being sent even a little thank-you note, was victimised "only because he was a Sikh". A: I have always been spiritually inclined. Shameful Hindus did what they did to the sikhs. You have entered an incorrect email address! We fought together in the 71 war. There is no doubt of it and I also feel that there is a strong touch of spiritualism in this person. Speak to the Shiromani Akali Dal and the SGPC and try and make them understand that its no use. Some others insinuated that the CDS got what he deserved. 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Probably in a finer mould then the Prime Minister herself. Please contribute whatever you can afford. His sporting talents were discovered by the late Abdul Shatar Khan, who has a reputation for being a youth coach. I had never been there, so I did a quick reconnaissance, met the local civil administration, police. Early Days. After Operation Blue Star, Bhindranwales relatives, his followers, the Babbar Khalsa, the Khalistan Commando Force, all his soldiers who died in the temple, their relatives, they all swore revenge in front of the Granth Sahib. If he had such massive popularity among the Sikhs, then the people of Punjab would not have put that chapter behind them the way they have done. And the main thing is that you pray and hope that the operation wouldnt start, that they would surrender, they would see sense. At a time when the entire nation was desperately praying for the safety and well being of General Bipin Rawat, there were some retired army men who fell over themselves to declare that General Bipin Rawat was dead. Major General Shabeg Singh AVSM and PVSM (1925-1984), was an Indian Army officer noted for his service in training of Mukti Bahini volunteers during the Bangladesh Liberation War, and later for his role in training Sikh freedom fighters in their occupation of the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar.