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- Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit often mentioned from public platforms that her mother would deliberately put her on a bus where a turbaned Sikh was travelling, because she trusted that if any difficulty arose on the way, a Sikh of the Guru would risk his own life to protect her daughter.
- The character of a Sikh was such that in ancient times, when Mughal rulers forcibly abducted Hindu girls and sold them in the markets of Ghazni, Sikhs of the Guru rescued those girls and safely escorted them back to their homes.
- According to this code, a woman older in age is to be respected as a mother, and a younger woman as a sister or daughter.
When Guru Gobind Singh Ji established the Sikh faith, he laid down a strict code of conduct for Sikhs. According to this code, a woman older in age is to be respected as a mother, and a younger woman as a sister or daughter. This tradition has been followed till today. However, in recent times, a disturbing decline in the character of some Sikhs has been observed, which is extremely shameful and completely against Sikh principles.
In the United States, a member of Stockton Gurdwara Sahib, Jaspal Singh, was taken into police custody after sexually abusing a minor girl. Similarly, in recent days in Jalandhar, an Amritdhari Sikh, despite wearing a kirpan on his body, not only assaulted a 13-year-old innocent girl but also murdered her. This incident has brought shame upon the entire Sikh community.
Earlier, when such crimes were committed by migrants, people across Punjab came out on the streets demanding that migrants be driven out of Punjab. However, in the case of this crime committed by an Amritdhari Sikh, people’s voices appear to have been silenced.
The character of a Sikh was such that in ancient times, when Mughal rulers forcibly abducted Hindu girls and sold them in the markets of Ghazni, Sikhs of the Guru rescued those girls and safely escorted them back to their homes. Although Sikhs fought wars against the Mughals, they never cast an evil eye on their daughters-in-law or daughters.
Even till recently, if a Sikh boarded a bus, people would confidently send their daughters and daughters-in-law alone, believing that the Sikh would protect them. Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit often mentioned from public platforms that her mother would deliberately put her on a bus where a turbaned Sikh was travelling, because she trusted that if any difficulty arose on the way, a Sikh of the Guru would risk his own life to protect her daughter.
Therefore, every parent must ensure that from childhood itself, children are taught about the Guru Sahib and the glorious history of the Sikhs. So that no Sikh ever commits such a heinous act, and instead, if they witness such a situation anywhere, they would, like their ancestors, risk their lives to protect an innocent girl.
