KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
09-Apr-1990
AISSF (Mehta) elected Harjinder Singh Jinda (Assassin of General Vaidya) as President with 3-member Ad-hoc committee of R.S. Mehta, Sukhbir Singh of Delhi and Satwinder Singh Bhola. The meeting extended support to militant outfits in Jammu and Kashmir and Assam and appealed to USSR and USA presidents to use their influence to grant associate membership to the Sikhs in UN.
08-Apr-1990
SS Mann called for boycott of all party meeting to be addressed by Prime Minister V.P. Singh. He also warned that they will not allow CPI/CPM and Cong-I workers to go to Amritsar.
08-Apr-1990
KLF militants, identified as Jugraj Singh alias Toofan Singh, and Bakshish Singh alias Hira were killed in a police encounter in Batala.
06-Apr-1990
Five Singh Sahibans asked Tohra to express regrets over controversy with Prof. Darshan Singh.
06-Apr-1990
Terrorist killed Ranjodh Singh, Head Granthi of Gurudwara Patalpuri in Kiratpur Sahib, Ropar.
04-Apr-1990
Kar Sewa (voluntary labour) of Gurudwara in memory of late Satwant Singh (Assassin of Indira Gandhi) started in his native village Agwan in Gurdaspur.
03-Apr-1990
Around 31 persons were killed and 55 others injured in a bomb blast during Ram Navami procession in Sabzi Mandi in Batala.
01-Apr-1990
SAD (M) started its month-long relay dharna (protest) in front of Punjab Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh against alleged police excesses by Bathinda police.
30-Mar-1990
Some militant organizations requested Prof. Darshan Singh to summon Tohra at Akal Takhat declared him “Tankhiya” for showing disrespect to highest temporal seat of Sikhs.
29-Mar-1990
SS Mann announced to withdraw support to National Front (NF) Government on the issue of extension of President Rule in Punjab.
28-Mar-1990
SS Mann decided to submit resignation of his party membership in protest against the proposed extension of President Rule in Punjab and appealed to other Akalis to join him in protest dharna in Delhi.
28-Mar-1990
Prof. Darshan Singh, Jathedar Akal Takhat resigned on difference with G.S.Tohra over Maryada (code of conduct) issue in SGPC Budget.
28-Mar-1990
SAD (B) Working Committee opposed extension of President’s Rule in Punjab.
26-Mar-1990
SS Mann declared at Kahnuwan in Gurdaspur that police officers responsible for repression on Sikhs would be punished like Z.A.Bhutto.
23-Mar-1990
The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and SP operations were escaped from a militant ambush in which seven policemen were injured in Ropar.
22-Mar-1990
AISSF (Mehta) announced new set-up of Federation, dividing Punjab into four zones, forming 5-member committee for each zone.
19-Mar-1990
Khalistani terrorists shot dead 11 persons on Talwandi Bhai-Zira Road in Ferozepur.
17-Mar-1990
SS Mann, in Chandigarh, declared that the objective of his party is the implementation of Anandpur Sahib Resolution of 1973 within the framework of Constitution.
16-Mar-1990
Atinderpal Singh took oath as Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha (The Lower house of Parliament).
15-Mar-1990
PS Badal formally announced formation of 9 members working committee at Chandigarh and nominated Captain Amarinder Singh as Chairman Parliamentary Board, Sukhjinder Singh and P.S. Majitha as Senior Vice Presidents and G.S. Badal as Vice President, S.S. Dhindsa and K.S. Wadala as General Secretary.