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Shaheed Bhai Sher Singh Shera
Shaheed Bhai Sher Singh Shera was born in disst. kapurthala in a old city called
hadiabad on 22 april 1964 at his nanake (moms parents city).
Bhai sahib achieved primary education at a loal in hadiabad. After passing 8th
grade bhai sahib jee moved to his dads village called Pandohri but now the
village it is known as Panhdori sher singh wali,even though the villages named
there pind after bhai sahib but its not listed under government village list as
sher singh wali pandhori.
After coming back to pandhori bhai sahib jee finished his secondary education at
Phagwara. Becasue of bhai sahib's hard work in education he was accepted to
Ramgharia college Phagwara and bhai sahib started the study of medical. Bhai
sahib was the oldest from his other three brothers balbir singh,gursharan singh
and kulwant singh. Bhai sahibs father sahib bhai daljeet singh khalsa and mata
jee bibi Rajwant kaur khalsa were amritdharis and followed gurmat strictly.
Bhai sahibs mother was
a brave singhni like the puratan singhni and during the shaheedi of bhai sahib
she didn't shed a single tear out of her eyes and was proud of her brave son
that he gave his life for the panth.
From a young age bhai sahib made a place in every jathabandi's and sangat's
heart. The sangat was crying on the shaheedi of this beautiful sher but his
mother was tellin others not to cry and stay within akal purakhs hukam. When
bhai sahibs parents heard of bhai sahibs shaheedi his both parents did loud
jaikaras that the pind heard them. With good looking eyes and strong body by
sahib jee was a unique person from everyone else. The gurbani that bhai sahib
recited gave so muh power that u would see a light on his face every time.
When bhai sahib got admitted to ramgharia college bhai sahib saw the hatred
against sikhs by the government and bhai sahib were shaken by that. During that
time bhai sahib met sant baba jarnail singh jee khalsa bhindranwale and joined
sant jee in the sangarsh.
20 September 1983 sant jarnail singh and bhai amrik singh jee started the
delegacy. In that Bhai sher singh jee from phagwara and his sikh friends took
part in it. With hard work and dedication toward the sangarsh bhai sahib jee
were announced as the pardhan of phagwara area. Bhai sahib jee started protest
against comrades at his college and the comrades and police became worry of bhai
sahib.
In 1984 bharat hukamat
attack darbar sahib and this attacked affected the whole Sikh community not only
in Punjab but in other countries also. After the attack bhai sahib jee decided
to join the sangarsh and die for his panth, even if it means his whole family
will be killed or torured by the police and forces. Bhai sahib youngest brother
took tortured by the police almost everyday.
In 1986 the akali's lost the elections and with this election lost bhai sahib
and many other protestors were arrested. But with the change of sarkar it never
affected the jujahroo singhs but police and Indian force tortures always
affected many jujahroos and their families. During that time bhai sahib jee were
accused of many thing and were put in jail at kapurthala.
After the release from
the jail in 1987 the jalandhar and kapurthala police announced bhai sahib as
pagaora and because of this bhai sahib could not achieve his medical diploma
from phagwara college. After this bhhai sahib again joined the movement and the
torture of family members begin also. With the heavy and brutal harassment by
the police bhai sahibs family members were affected physically and mentally.
But on bhai sahibs mother it didn't affected the hatred by government.
Becasue bhai sahibs hard work bhai sahib was announced as the Pardhan of Sikh
student federation in 1987. At kirtan smagams and college function sangat was
always waiting for bhai sahib to speak.
A quote from one of bhai sahibs speech: " SADHA SANGARSH,HAKK,SACH,DHARAM OUTA
OUDARAT HAI NA KI IK FIRKA OUTA, ASI BHAVA 4 SINGH KIYOA NA REH JAIYA ASI SIKHI
SIKDHAT NAI SHADNI"This sangarsh,rights,,truth is all depended on our religion
teachings,Even if four singh are left we will never leave our sikhi principles".
To gather all jathebandi's for meetings was the duty of bhai sahib. The families
of shaheeds bhai sahib always helped them and shared their pain and happiness.
Bhai sher singh was arrested with his friend bhai Bakhtyaar singh bathinda walay
near ludhiana. Bhai sahib jee were tortured brutally to find out about bhai
sahibs links with other jathabandia.
The police used all torture techniques but this singh of kalidhar said waheguroo
wahegurooo. [This police officer I met and he told me there were like 9 police
men and three officers who tortured bhai sahib, the nine first went out to drink
sharab then came back at night. before they left they hanged bhaib naked upside
down. After they came drink they took him down started kicking him at his main
parts and then did ghotna but one police officer that sher singh kept sayin
wahegurooo wahegurooo]. In the newspapers in the morning bhai sahib jee and his
friend were announced dead by police in a police encounter near village pehnda
and ludhiana thana payal vikha.
Bhai sahib and his friends bodies were burned by the police and were named
unknown (lavaris) bodies in a registered book. Bhai sahibs shaheedi gave a
different name to the panth and made the sangarsh more stronger. |