KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
22-Mar-1991
SS Mann emphasized the importance of a sovereign Sikh State and stated that for Sikhs, the decision to seek refuge in Pakistan in the face of genocidal threats was a matter of both freedom and survival. He further noted that Pakistan would offer refugee status to those who seeking shelter there.
22-Mar-1991
27 Hindu employees of Swaraj Mazda Foundry were killed and three others were injured in a militant attack in Ropar district.
28-Feb-1991
P.C (Zaffarwal), Dashmesh Regiment (Baghel Singh), and SSF-Mehta issued a joint statement, urging the Government of India to withdraw its armed forces and state administration from the ‘land of Khalistan’ by Baisakhi 1991.
28-Feb-1991
Khalistan National Army released a message, cautioning residents of Abohar and Fazilka, as well as Balram Jakhar, against declaring Hindi as their mother tongue during the upcoming general census.
28-Feb-1991
P.C (Sohan Singh) and allied militant organizations proclaimed Punjabi as the official language of Khalistan, stating that they would prevent the completion of the SYL canal and prohibit any water from flowing out of Punjab.
28-Feb-1991
Kartar Singh Narang clarified that his party's goal was to establish a clean administration, rather than a "RAJ," and criticized the police department's practice of issuing fines to vehicles with Punjabi number plates.
22-Feb-1991
Through a press release issued in Amritsar, S S Mann dissolved both the SAD (B) and SAD (L) factions in the interest of promoting unity within the Akalis.
10-Feb-1991
During a seminar in Ludhiana, Gurcharan Singh, former chairman of the Punjab School Education Board, emphasized the importance of issuing an ultimatum to the government to recognize the Sikhs' right to self-determination. If this demand is not met, they would be forced to declare their independence.
02-Feb-1991
The Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab D.S Mangat was injured in an explosion that occurred near the Sherpur Bridge in Ludhiana City.
28-Jan-1991
A group of 15 to 20 armed Khalistani terrorists, traveling in trucks, killed 11 Hindus in the vicinity of the Bus Stand Bhikowal, located under the jurisdiction of Hariana Police Station in Hoshiarpur.
13-Jan-1991
During the Maghi conference in Muktsar, P S Badal announced that his party had accomplished one Nishan, one constitution, and one President. In the same event, senior militant leaders from P.C (Sohan Singh) vowed to punish those who oppose the concept of Khalistan, with negotiations on the matter to be held at Sri Akal Takht or in Geneva. They also proclaimed their intention to boycott Hindu fundamentalists from Congress (I), RSS, BJP, and Shiv Sena in the Khalistan region. However, Gurbachan Singh Manochahal argued that the Sikhs' sixth Guru had granted them the right to self-determination, and hence there would be no dialogue on the issue.
12-Jan-1991
During a joint meeting in Chandigarh, the three primary factions of the Akali Dal, namely SAD (B), SAD (L), and SAD (M), reached a unanimous decision to dissolve their respective groups.
05-Jan-1991
According to Major General (Retd) Narinder Singh, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib was the "Vidhana" or constitution of the Sikhs, and their struggle was focused on achieving independence and establishing Khalistan.
26-Dec-1990
During a joint conference of SAD (M) Badal and Longwal in Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala, Badal has commended the militants for enforcing Punjabi language in government work and for halting the construction of the SYL Canal.
25-Dec-1990
In a poster entitled "Mahan Shaheedi Conference," SSF Mehta urged for a collective endeavor to liberate the land of Khalistan from the Pro-Brahmanical Government at the Centre and the BJP Party.
25-Dec-1990
During a joint conference of AISSF (M) and SAD (M) in Fatehgarh Sahib, Amritpal Singh applauded the efforts of the Panthic Committee (Sohan Singh) to achieve Khalistan. The conference announced Amritsar and Anandpur Sahib as holy cities and called for a ban on BJP, Shiv Sena, and RSS from the territory of Khalistan.
21-Dec-1990
AISSF (Daljit) Ropar directed all Government/Private School to recite “Deh Shiva Bar Mohe” instead of National Anthem.
21-Dec-1990
IDP Punjab staged dharnas at various places in Punjab to protest against deployment of Army in Punjab.
17-Dec-1990
The working committee of SAD (M) described the deployment of the army in Punjab as a threat to the Sikh community and cautioned the government that it could be perceived as the final and decisive confrontation between the Sikhs and Delhi.
14-Dec-1990
Militants mandated the attire of black trousers, white shirts, and kesri turbans for boys and black salwar, white shirts, and Kesari dupattas for girls in schools.