Chicago, USA (KP) - In the long list of those that have been fraudulently masquerading as holy Sikh "saints"—as was the case during Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib's time at Baba Bakala—many are now having their true character exposed. Because a lie can't go on forever, these people are eventually exposed for what they truly are—a donkey in a tiger's garb. There was "Sant Baba" Dhanwant Singh, then "Sant Baba" Maan Singh Pehowa Wale, and now "Sant Baba" Daljeet Singh Chicago of the Guru Nanak Sikh Misison of America.
For the last several years he has managed to establish himself as a "Sant Baba" with his own dera and his own brand of "miracles." He has been sponsoring and hosting many Raagis (preachers) and Jathedars (leaders) from India. After giving them siropas (honors) and entertaining them, he often visited India where he was pampered by them. He has been a master at self-promotion and seems to have bought space in many Punjabi newspapers. Some publish his ads and never get tired of praising him.
There is a special Keertan darbar (religions program) organized by his Gurdwara and missionary center from Nov 13-20, 2005. He apparently took some time off from the holy program to be at the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong person. It is disgustingly shameful for the Sikh community that so-called Sikh holymen are caught doing such bad deeds.
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His website advertises the keertan program
A Late Night Phone Call
In the late night hours on November 17th, the Sikh congregation in Chicago received a phone call from an individual in California. The mysterious caller relayed vital information regarding the current whereabouts of "Sant Baba" Daljeet Singh.
The caller revealed that Daljeet Baba was at the Wauconda Motel 'enjoying' the company of one of his female followers. The caller also provided the license plate number, Chicago plate T 313228, of the Chevy Van registered to the "Sant Baba." The caller said, "If the sangat (congregation) wants to act [on this "Sant Baba"], now is the time."
Upon receiving this information, the Chicago sangat decided to get together and expose the truth about this so-called "Sant Baba's" shameless and depraved deeds. With the grace of god, many Sikhs were able to arrive at the motel—where they found the Chevy van described in detail by the caller.
The Wauconda Motel (Top), Room Number 5 (Bottom)
Daljeet Baba's Van at the motel
The Motel Room
After waiting for quite some time, the sangat decided to contact the local police, who came due to the suspicion of a minor being in the motel room. The police came and knocked on the door to room number five. As the door opened, there stood the great "Sant Baba" Daljeet Singh in his flashy white robes, with a woman who is definitely not his wife.
According to sources, the woman in the motel room was one of his followers visiting from California. Sources also said that Daljeet Baba had booked all eighteen rooms of the motel and the "No Vacancy" sign was lit. Panthic Weekly contacted the motel for comment but they declined, pretending to have no knowledge of any incident.
Previously, Daljeet Baba had left his amritdhari wife to allegedly live with a woman in Chicago. His wife came to the US from Punjab to be with him, but he turned her away.
After a brief talk, the police then stated to the gathered sangat that legally they couldn't take any action because the woman with Daljeet was not a minor. They said that these kinds of conflicts should be resolved through religious customs.
Shortly after this initial confrontation, the sangat blocked "Sant Baba" Daljeet Singh's efforts to escape by blocking in his van. By this time, a large number of Sikhs had converged on the motel—with many more arriving by the minute.
With the sangat's cordon around the motel, everyone was keeping watch to make sure that the lustful "Baba" did not escape. As the sangat waited for him to show himself, he watched through the windows to see if they had left, repeatedly trying to start his van with the remote control.
The Escape
After all of his vein attempts to escape from the hotel the "Sant Baba" called the police himself to secure his escape from the motel. Apart from the police force that was already present at the motel site, reinforcements began to arrive. The police quickly began to create a safe zone so that "Sant Baba" Daljeet Singh could gutlessly escape.
Nervous and anxious, Daljeet Baba now emerged from his room and got into his van—but not before his white dastar fell off of his head three times. Frazzled, he finally sat in his van, bare-headed. He took off from the motel site without delay—leaving his female "companion" all alone in room number five.
The Sangat members present have provided their signatures testifying to being eyewitnesses to this entire fiasco. The Sikh Religious Society, Palatine and the sevadaars of the Khalsa Alliance reported that in the past, they have warned various Panthic groups, Takhts, Jathedar Sahibans, and other leaders about the anti-Panthic activities of this Baba, but these warnings went unheeded and the sangat has remained confused about the reality of this "Sant Baba." "In the end God Almighty has exposed the fraud and falsehood. Now we urge the Sikh Sangat and our leaders to wake up now and rid our Panth of this disease."
Under the false pretext of preaching and helping the needy, this "Sant Baba" has duped the sangat out of thousands of dollars of their hard-earned money. Instead, this money has become petty cash to feed his every whim and desire. In a press release, the sangat pleaded with the Sikh community worldwide not to be taken in by these fake "Sants," "Don't let them rob you of your heard earned money."
The press release also asked that if any other Sikhs have information on the numerous dark deeds of "Sant Baba" Daljeet Singh, please contact the prabhandak committee of Palatine Gurudwara Sahib, Khalsa Alliance or The Panthic Weekly at the numbers below.
A Khalsa Alliance representative who has been agitating against Daljeet for many years said that there should be a Panthic wide boycott of these Bhekhee Saadhs (show off so-called saints) and anyone who associates with them. "These parasites have been planted by the Indian Government to destroy the Panth from within. It is our duty to expose them and warn our community."
Gurudwara Sahib, Palatine can be reached at Tel: +1 847-358-1117, Fax: +1 847-358-1701, or e-mail srsdivinity@sbcglobal.net .
