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## Re: ANALYSIS FOR COMMENT - India - Rival Sikh riots

Released on 2012-08-25 09:00 GMT

Email-ID | 1670376
Date | 1970-01-01 01:00:00
From | marko.papic@stratfor.com
To | analysts@stratfor.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Reva Bhalla" <reva.bhalla@stratfor.com>
To: "Analyst List" <analysts@stratfor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 9:26:03 AM GMT -05:00 Colombia
Subject: ANALYSIS FOR COMMENT - India - Rival Sikh riots
Violent riots have spread across Punjab and Haryana in northern India
following the death of a lower caste Sikh sect leader in Vienna May
24. Such communal riots are common for India and can be expected to
cause serious disruptions for several days, possibly weeks.
The crisis began May 23 when Sant Rama Nand, a leader of the Ravidassi
sect visiting from India, was shot dead at a Sikh place of worship,
known as a gurudwara, in Vienna, Austria. Another senior leader of the
sect, Sant Niranjan Das, was critically injured in the attack, while
several other worshippers were injured. The Ravadassi sect follows
many of the same principles of Sikhism, but is made up of lower-caste
members, known as Dalits or untouchables in the formal caste system. A
small group of mainstream Sikhs in Vienna were vehemently opposed to
Sant Niranjan Das preaching at their place of worship and using
firearms and knives, six young Sikh radicals launched a deadly attack
on the gurudwara. ok, so this was Sikh on Sikh then.
The Sikh community in Vienna spread news of the attack quickly via
text messaging and email, leading to widespread riots across Punjab
and Haryana in northern India. Sikh mobs have been emptying trains,
forcing businesses to close shop, setting fire to buildings and
smashing vehicles and windows with swords awesome and sharp rods. Indian
Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh, a Sikh, has appealed to the Punjabi Sikh
community to maintain peace as military and paramilitary forces were
called to the state to enforce a curfew imposed in five Punjab towns.
Three trains a** the Dadar-Amritsar express, Mumbai-Amritsar deluxe and
Shaheed express a** have been terminated at Ambala junction on the
border of Haryana and Punjab while traffic between the two states has
come to a near standstill.
Resentment among lower caste Sikh members has been escalating in
recent years as Dalit communities have pushed for a stronger political
voice. Violent riots between rival Sikh sects also broke out in May-
June 2007 when a controversial Sikh leader of the Dera Sacha Sauda
sect set off a firestorm when he dressed up as Guru Gobind Singh, the
revered 10th and last Sikh guru. uhm... what? Punjab, Haryana and parts of
Delhi
were wracked with violent protests and road blockades for several
weeks before paramilitary forces were able to impose order.
The Ravidass sect has several gurdwaras established in Austria,
Europe, Canada and the United States that could experience similar
backlash as these riots intensify. Businesses in Punjab and Haryana
are advised to close shop until the violence deescalates, as
businesses that do not observe declared strikes run the risk of
getting attacked. Parts of Delhi could also be gripped with violence
in the coming days, as riots have already spread from Punjab into
Haryana.
Ok, so this is essentially cast rioting, Sikh style... not really against
the State, which would be much more serious.