Makhan Shah Lubana Gurdwara Fight - 8 charged

RICHMOND HILL, Queens (WABC) -- Authorities have charged eight people involved in a fight at a sikh temple in Queens.

This was the fourth fight inside of the temple, and one passerby asked Eyewitness News if it was war again.

This a political power struggle with two distinctly different versions of the story, and followers are caught in the middle.

It was a peaceful Sunday morning worship service at Baba Makhan Shah Lobana Sikh Center in Richmond Hill, until dozens of men barged in around 11:30am.

"They like a gangster and had some people outside. And they bring a big knife and they bring the baseball and kicker ball and battle stick," said Jarnail Singh, Temple President.

Video was released of the worship service gone violent, and you can hear loud clanking noises and you see men grabbing swords and frantically running across the room as the camera lens bounces around.

Singh says the physical fight is part of a battle to hold new presidential elections.

The man leading the opposition, Harinder Singh says Jarnail Singh refused to step down at the beginning of the year as agreed and says the Sunday melee started with an off-camera fight causing a crowd of followers to rush in.

"The people on Jarnail Singh's side, the already have the weapons outside to inside to pray," said Harinder Singh.

One man says he broke his finger protecting his face which still has cuts and bruises.

Eight people have been charged with riot and assault charges.

Many followers say they are embarrassed by incident.

By Scott Curkin; Eyewitness News
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[NyCxDhAliWaLxJaTtI]

this is what you get with lubaneys

[navi2gaur]

@B4GR1X aaha saab kuch dekh k v bhindrawalee dee bund vich vadi jaaooo.... onee jo 84 ch kitaa ohi aaha hun kar rahe hai.....wake up people dnt be ignorant

[navi2gaur]

shame on these people india da naam bahar kharab kari jaande hai.... shit people... hun change rehgayejadoo police waale boot lai k te bina sir dhaake gurudaware aander aayee... sharam karoo

[CHOHAN67]

its a not sword fight you ignorant tools... they're musical instruments... lol

[big7aak21]

american sikhs are a cock head can not respect the gurdwara ...tut ...tut

[Tonyr00]

Where is the respect for our gurus and dignity for Guru Granth sahib, Hey?

[Tonyr00]

This is sikhs making fools of themselves....disgraced jutts??

[neogurmatbani]

ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾਰਣ ਨਿਤ ਲੜਾਈ॥ ਮਾਇਆ ਸੰਗ ਪਿਆਰ॥ ਗੁਰ ਸ਼ਬਦਿ ਮੰਨ ਨਾ ਮਾਨੇ॥ ਬਿਨ ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨ ਡੁਬਾ ਸੰਸਾਰ॥ ਪੋਥੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਮੰਨ ਕੇ ਪੁਜਾ ਨਿਤ ਕਰੇਨ॥ ਗੋਲਕ ਮੁਲ ਮਾਇਆ॥ ਭਉਦੇ ਸੱਬ ਫਰੇਨ॥ ਪੋਥੀ ਬਾਰਨ ਬਾਰ ਪੁਜੇ॥ ਗੁਰ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਨਾਹੀ ਵਿਚਾਰੇ॥ ਕਾਮ ਕਰੋਦ ਹੰਕਾਰ ਵਿਆਪੇ॥ ਜਨਮ ਜੂਐ ਹਾਰੇ॥ ਪੰਡਤ ਭੇਖੀ ਭੇਖ ਧਾਰ॥ ਪਹਿਲ ਪੁਜਾਰੀ ਅਖਲਾਏ॥ ਪੁਜਾਰੀਉ ਗ੍ਰੰਥੀ ਬਨੇ॥ ਫਿਰ ਕਿਰਤਨਿਐ ਅਖਲਾਏ॥ ਤਿਨੇ ਡੁਬੇ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾਰਣ॥ ਸੰਗੀ ਲਏ ਡੁਬਾਏ॥ ਘੜ ਘੜ ਮਾਇਆ ਸਾਖੀਆ॥ ਪਾਡੇ ਪਾੜੀ ਵਾਟ॥ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਗਿਆਨ ਰਾਸ ਨਾ ਆਇਆ॥ ਸਬੇ ਕੁੜ ਬਿਲਾਸ॥ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਨਾਮ ਅਚੱਲ ਹੇ ਬਾਈ॥ ਨਾ ਚਲੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਚਲਾਏ॥ ਹਰਿ ਯੁਗ ਯੁਗ ਭਗਤ ਉਪਾਐ ਕੇ॥ ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਪੈਜ ਰਖਾਐ॥

[Nooffenceforall]

@brucaX10 Well there are more good sikhs are india than outside of it. And i wont call these guys sikhs they just dress like sikhs but they noe nothing about sikhisum

[brucaX10]

@codefault thumbs up on this. they are really embarassing to their countrymen. they worship swords. these fucking cult. they come to north america and setroy every area they settled. like bushhogs.