Akali Nihang Baba Nihal Singh whom many Sikhs
such as A.K.J. in the West, simply because he
is a vegetarian, consider the true voice of
all Akali Nihangs comments:
‘In every way up till
1922 Budha Dal’s Jathedar was also
the Jathedar of the whole Khalsa nation
and the Akal Takht.’
Akali Nihang Baba Nihal Singh, transcript
of interview, 5th October 1998
‘The Jathedar
of Budha Dal was Jathedar of Akal Takht
and the whole of the Khalsa nation.
Even now if we go by our ancient traditions
our ancient ways, he can still be considered
the Jathedar of Akal Takht and the whole
Sikh nation.’
Akali Nihang Baba Nihal Singh, transcript
of interview, 5th October 1998
Akali Nihang Baba Nihal Singh
Head of the Tarna Dal, and claimed by many vegetarian
Sikhs in the West to be a 'true nihang'
From the evidence presented so far, there is
no doubt that the Guru-ordained custodians of
the Akal Takht and all other major Khalsa shrines
are the very same blue dressed, Chatka-eating,
Sukha-drinking Akali Nihangs of the Budha Dal
who modern mainstream Sikhs find so repulsive.
The ‘Maryada’
(traditions/practices/doctrines) of the Akali
Nihangs was found throughout the 4 ‘Takhts’
and only began to be altered with the arrival
of the S.G.P.C. Hypocritically, it is the S.G.P.C.
who first destroyed the unity of the Khalsa
‘Maryada’ and today harks on about
passing an all-India Gurdwara Act that would
give them control over Sikh shrines outside
of Punjab. This would result in the S.G.P.C.
implementing their self-concocted uniform ‘Panthic
Maryada’ in place of age-old
true Khalsa traditions.
S.G.P.C.
The Tercentenary Khalsa celebrations at Anandpur
Sahib, Punjab as organized by the S.G.P.C.
Sant Baba Jaginder Singh,
the Jathedar of the Takht Sach Khand Hazoor
Sahib, comments as follows with regards to the
Budha Dal being considered the ‘Panjvah
Takht’ and the tradition of Chatka
at the Takhts:
‘A doubting person
[asks] – Here goats are slaughtered
and with their blood weapons anointed what
tradition is this? Brother doubter,
I cannot say about this personally, but
author of ‘Dharm Shashtar’ writes
that before Shiromani Committee, the traditions
of the four Takhts were one. Then Shiromani
Committee took charge of Golden Temple and
Akal Takht. At that time, Shiromani
Committee, lacking in knowledge of Dasam
Granth, they stopped many old traditions
- that is why at present the traditions
of four Takhts are not the same.
This difference is the doing of Shiromani
Committee.’
‘Siri Hazoori Maryada Prabodh’,
Sant Baba Jaginder Singh, Pa.248-249
Chatka
A Nihang Singh at Baba Bkala holds an iron vessel
full of fresh goat's blood which will be used
to anoint weapons
