List of Khalistani separatist organizations
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TheKhalistan movementis anindependencemovement seeking to create aseparatehomeland forSikhsby establishing aPunjabiSikhnation‐state calledKhalistan( "land oftheKhalsa") in thePunjabregion of theIndian subcontinent.The proposed boundaries of Khalistan is entirety of the Sikh-majority state ofPunjabandPunjabispeaking areas of nebouring Indian states, and this is a page that depicts the list of Khalistani separatist organizations.[1]
Provisional Government of the Republic of khalistan
[edit]Provisional Government of the Republic of khalistan | |
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1947 | |
Anthem: | |
Status | Government-in-exile |
Capital | Washington, D.C.(claimed) Ottawa(claimed) Toronto |
Capital-in-exile | Toronto |
Common languages | english Punjabi language |
Demonym(s) | khalistan |
Government | Unitarysemi-presidentialprovisional government |
President | |
• 1947 | khalistan |
• 1947 | khalistan |
Prime Minister | |
• 1947 | khalistan |
Legislature | None(de jure) Advisory Council(de facto)b |
Historical era | Khalistan movement |
• Formation | 1947 |
• Cabinet oath-taking | 15 August 1947 |
Area | |
• Total | 1 km2(0.39 sq mi) |
Currency | Money |
Today part of | Pakistan |
Khalistani separatist organizations
[edit]- All India Sikh Students Federation[2]
- Council of Khalistan
- Dal Khalsa
- Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)
- Sikh Federation (UK)
- Sikhs for Justice
- Waris Punjab De
- World Sikh Organization
- Akali Dal
- All India Shiromani Akali Dal
- Azad Khalistan
- Bhindranwale Militant Group
- Khalistan Affairs Center
- Khalistan Center
- Khalistan Guerilla Force
- Khalistan Liberation Front
- Khalistan Liberation Organisation
- Khalistan National Army
- Khalistan Security Force
- Khalsa Party
- Malwa Kesri Commando Force
- National Sikh Youth Federation
- Panthic Committee
- Pure Tigers
- Royal Army of Khalistan[3]
- Sikh International Organization
- Sikh Youth Federation
- Sikh Youth UK
- Tat Khalsa
- World Sikh Parliament
Khalistani paramilitary organizations
[edit]Sr. No. | Name | Founder + year | Famous Actions |
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1. | Babbar Khalsa[4] | BhaiTalwinder Singh Parmar,BhaiSukhdev Singh Babbar(1979) | See:List of actions by Babbar Khalsa |
2. | Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan | BabaGurbachan Singh Manochahal(1984) | Major encounter at Rataul village. |
3. | Dashmesh Regiment | Bhai Seetal Singh Matewal, (1990) | Major encounter at Bolowali village. |
4. | International Sikh Youth Federation[4] | Singh Sahib Jasbir Singh Rode, (23 September 1984) | based in the United Kingdom |
5. | Khalistan Commando Force[4] | Manbir Singh Chaheru,(1986) | Assassination of Rtd Chief General of Indian army and an architect ofOperation Blue StarArun Vaidya,assassinations of leading culprits of1984 Anti-Sikh riotsCongress(I)Member of Parliament Lalit Maken, Arjan Dass and several other high-profile battles with Indian security forces. |
6. | Khalistan Liberation Army | 1990s | The Khalistan Liberation Army (KLA) is reputed to have been a wing of, or possibly a breakaway group from, the KLF. |
7. | Khalistan Liberation Force[4] | Bhai Aroor Singh (1986) | Killing of SSP Gobind Ram, SSP A.S Brar, SP K.R.S Gill,Lt. Col.Satnam Singh, Ramkat Jatola, SP RS Tiwara, DSP Tara Chand, Major General B.N Kumar, Treasurer Balwant Singh, Lala Bhagwan Das, MLA Sat Pal Parashar, and others |
8. | Khalistan Tiger Force | Jagtar Singh Tara (1990s) | Assassination of the former Chief Minister of PunjabBeant Singhin 1995. |
9. | Khalistan Zindabad Force[4] | Bhai Ranjit Singh Neeta | Bomb blasts on trains and buses in Jammu, killing of DSP Devinder Sharma. |
10. | Shaheed Khalsa Force | 1997 | SKF claimed credit for marketplace bombings inNew Delhiin 1997. |
Babbar Khalsa is listed as a terrorist organisation by the United Kingdom,[5]the EU,[6]Canada,[7]India, and the United States.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Minahan, James (2002).Encyclopedia of the stateless nations. 4: S - Z.Westport, Conn. London: Greenwood Press. p. 2151.ISBN978-0-313-32384-3.
SIKHS: All-India Sikh Students Federation (AISSE); Babbar Khalsa International (BKI); Khalistan Liberation Army; Khalsa Dal; Sikh Youth Federation; Panthic Committee; Pure Tigers; Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF); Council of Khalistan; Eternal Party (Akali Dal); All-India Shiromani Akali Dal; Panthic Committee; Khalistan Commando Force (KCF); Bhindranwale Militant Group; Sikh International Organization (SIO); Shaheed Khalsa Force (SKF); Sikh Youth Federation (SYF); Bhinderanwala Tiger Force; Saheed Khalsa Force; Khalistan Liberation Tiger Force; Khalistan National Army (KNA); Saheed Khalsa Force; Azad Khalistan
- ^Minahan, James (2002).Encyclopedia of the stateless nations. 4: S - Z.Westpsort, Conn. London: Greenwood Press. p. 2151.ISBN978-0-313-32384-3.
SIKHS: All-India Sikh Students Federation (AISSE); Babbar Khalsa International (BKI); Khalistan Liberation Army; Khalsa Dal; Sikh Youth Federation; Panthic Committee; Pure Tigers; Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF); Council of Khalistan; Eternal Party (Akali Dal); All-India Shiromani Akali Dal; Panthic Committee; Khalistan Commando Force (KCF); Bhindranwale Militant Group; Sikh International Organization (SIO); Shaheed Khalsa Force (SKF); Sikh Youth Federation (SYF); Bhinderanwala Tiger Force; Saheed Khalsa Force; Khalistan Liberation Tiger Force; Khalistan National Army (KNA); Saheed Khalsa Force; Azad Khalistan
- ^Manochahal, Baba Gurlachan Singh."ROYAL ARMY OF KHALISTAN".rattibha.Head office: Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, Sri Amritsar.Retrieved16 June2024.
- ^abcdeFair 2005,p. 128.
- ^Home Office - Proscribed terrorist groups in the UKArchived2007-03-01 at theWayback Machine
- ^EU list of terrorist groups
- ^Canadian listing of terrorist groupsArchived2006-11-19 at theWayback Machine
Bibliography
[edit]- Fair, C. Christine (2005), "Diaspora Involvement in Insurgencies: Insights from the Khalistan and Tamil Eelam Movements",Nationalism and Ethnic Politics,11:125–156,doi:10.1080/13537110590927845,S2CID145552863