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## India: Sectarian Sikh Riots Spreading

Released on 2012-08-25 09:00 GMT

Email-ID | 1684595
Date | 2009-05-26 18:22:19
From | noreply@stratfor.com
To | allstratfor@stratfor.com

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India: Sectarian Sikh Riots Spreading
May 26, 2009 | 1614 GMT
Indian police clear a road block set up by protesters in Punjab on May
26
MANPREET ROMANA/AFP/Getty Images
Indian police clear a roadblock set up by protesters in Punjab on May 26
Riots have spread across the northern Indian states of Punjab, Haryana
and Jammu and Kashmir following the death of a lower-caste Sikh sect
leader in Vienna on May 24. Such communal riots are common for India and
can be expected to cause serious disruptions for several days, possibly
weeks. Some backlash could also spread to Sikh communities in Europe,
Canada and the United States.
Map -South Asia - India
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The crisis began May 24 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 gurdwara, in Vienna. Another senior leader of the sect, Sant
Niranjan Das, was critically injured in the attack, while several other
worshipers were injured. The Ravidassi sect follows many of the same
principles of Sikhism as other sects, 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 vehemently opposed Sant
Niranjan Das preaching at their place of worship. Using firearms and
knives, six young Sikh radicals launched a deadly attack on the
gurdwara.
Vienna's Sikh community spread news of the attack quickly via text
messaging and e-mail, leading to widespread riots across Punjab and
Haryana in northern India. Sikh mobs have been emptying trains, forcing
businesses to close, setting fire to buildings and smashing vehicles and
windows with swords 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 train routes - the
Dadar-Amritsar express, Mumbai-Amritsar deluxe and Shaheed express -
have been shut down at the Ambala junction on the Haryana-Punjab border,
while traffic between the two states has come to a near standstill.
Resentment among lower-caste Sikhs has been escalating in recent years
as Dalit communities have pushed for a stronger political voice.
Violence broke out between rival Sikh sects in May-June 2007 when a
controversial Sikh leader of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect set off a
firestorm by dressing up as Guru Gobind Singh, the revered 10th and last
Sikh guru. 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. Such intra-Sikh riots are distinct from the
riots that engulfed northern India in the 1980s and 1990s, when Sikh
separatists belonging to the Khalistan movement fought for a sovereign
Sikh state.
The Ravidassi sect has several gurdwaras in Austria and elsewhere in
Europe, in Canada and in the United States that could experience similar
backlash as these riots intensify. Businesses in Punjab and Haryana are
advised to close until the violence winds down, as businesses that do
not observe declared strikes run the risk of getting attacked. The
spread of the riots from Punjab to Haryana indicates potential spillover
into parts of Delhi in the coming days.
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