Young man of steel this warrior brave
Steadfast and sober dressed in blue
Rises at dawn and drains his cup
And girds up for the coming day
Prayers are said in early morn
Proud turban does his head adorn
--Rattan Singh Bahngu ,Chaupai
As the young Lieutenant led his troopers into the temple, he was shot and wounded by the terrorists camped inside the temple. Although bullets shattered both his legs, he initially refused to be evacuated from the premises and continued to command his troops to complete the mission objective. He was later evacuated, after receiving direct orders from CO of the Operation.
Raina choose to be in the operation to force out the armed brigands who masqueraded as true adherent of the Guru’s teachings but in reality violated his teachings both in text and spirit. The Officer was later awarded the Ashoka Chakra for his valour.
On that faithful day, Jasbir Singh Raina exhibited the highest order of courage and chose to fight for his faith and beliefs against those Khalistani’s who desecrated the Akal Takth, and committing heinous acts against humanity within the vicinity of the most sacred premise for the Sikhs.
For every terrorist who committed heinous crimes against humanity, there were many other righteous men who stood up against such heinous acts.
It is time we honour the valour of men like Jasbir Singh Raina who bled for the Sikh faith even at the peril of their lives, and give them their rightful place in Sikh history.
Steadfast and sober dressed in blue
Rises at dawn and drains his cup
And girds up for the coming day
Prayers are said in early morn
Proud turban does his head adorn
--Rattan Singh Bahngu ,Chaupai
On the faithful day of June 6, 1984, the Army was given a Pyrrhic mission of entering the Golden temple and sanitize the temple which was being occupied by armed terrorists. The mission was a sensitive one as the Golden temple was the holiest shrine for the adherents of Sikh faith. Given the sensitivity, Commanding Officers gave the option for soldiers to sit out of the operation if they found the mission contradicting their religious principles. However, in true ethos of a volunteer Army, none of the soldiers backed out of the mission and stayed diligently committed to the mission assigned to them.
A Sikh officer of the 10 Guards, exemplified this adherence to his warrior ethos typical of Sikhs.
Raising his hand, Lieutenant Jasbir Singh stated that he wanted to be the first soldier in the temple to flush out the terrorists who had set up grenade factories and camped inside the temple with weapons. He said he wanted to be the first to flush out the militants who had brought shame to the holiest shrine of the Sikhs.
As the young Lieutenant led his troopers into the temple, he was shot and wounded by the terrorists camped inside the temple. Although bullets shattered both his legs, he initially refused to be evacuated from the premises and continued to command his troops to complete the mission objective. He was later evacuated, after receiving direct orders from CO of the Operation.
Raina choose to be in the operation to force out the armed brigands who masqueraded as true adherent of the Guru’s teachings but in reality violated his teachings both in text and spirit. The Officer was later awarded the Ashoka Chakra for his valour.
On that faithful day, Jasbir Singh Raina exhibited the highest order of courage and chose to fight for his faith and beliefs against those Khalistani’s who desecrated the Akal Takth, and committing heinous acts against humanity within the vicinity of the most sacred premise for the Sikhs.
For every terrorist who committed heinous crimes against humanity, there were many other righteous men who stood up against such heinous acts.
It is time we honour the valour of men like Jasbir Singh Raina who bled for the Sikh faith even at the peril of their lives, and give them their rightful place in Sikh history.
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