Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "حركة خالصتان" in Arabic language version.
Over 8,000,000 of India's 10,378,979 Sikhs were concentrated in Punjab
The professed intention of the Muslim League to impose a Muslim state on the Punjab (a Muslim majority province) was anathema to the Sikhs... the Sikhs launched a virulent campaign against the Lahore Resolution... Sikh leaders of all political persuasions made it clear that Pakistan would be 'wholeheartedly resisted'.
Over 8,000,000 of India's 10,378,979 Sikhs were concentrated in Punjab
The call for a Sikh homeland was first made in the 1930s, addressed to the quickly dissolving empire.
However, the term Khalistan was first coined by Dr V.S. Bhatti to denote an independent Sikh state in March 1940. Dr Bhatti made the case for a separate Sikh state in a pamphlet entitled 'Khalistan' in response to the Muslim League's Lahore Resolution.
Around the same time, a pamphlet of about forty pages, entitled 'Khalistan', and authored by medical doctor, V.S. Bhatti, also appeared.
A second conflict, just two years later, led to complete subjugation of the Sikhs and the incorporation of the remainder of their lands
Against the nationalist ideology of a united India, which called for all groups to set aside "communal" differences, the Shiromani Akali Dal Party of the 1930s rallied around the proposition of a Sikh panth (community) that was separate from Hindus and Muslims.
Over 8,000,000 of India's 10,378,979 Sikhs were concentrated in Punjab
Q. Is it clear which "foreign hand" is driving this entire nexus? A. Evidence gathered by the police and other agencies points to the ISI as the key perpetrator of extremism in Punjab. (Amarinder Singh Indian Punjab Chief Minister)
The Sikh insurgency petered out in the 1990s. He told state leaders his country would not support anyone trying to reignite the movement for an independent Sikh homeland called Khalistan.
The call for a Sikh homeland was first made in the 1930s, addressed to the quickly dissolving empire.
However, the term Khalistan was first coined by Dr V.S. Bhatti to denote an independent Sikh state in March 1940. Dr Bhatti made the case for a separate Sikh state in a pamphlet entitled 'Khalistan' in response to the Muslim League's Lahore Resolution.
Around the same time, a pamphlet of about forty pages, entitled 'Khalistan', and authored by medical doctor, V.S. Bhatti, also appeared.
The Sikh insurgency petered out in the 1990s. He told state leaders his country would not support anyone trying to reignite the movement for an independent Sikh homeland called Khalistan.
Q. Is it clear which "foreign hand" is driving this entire nexus? A. Evidence gathered by the police and other agencies points to the ISI as the key perpetrator of extremism in Punjab. (Amarinder Singh Indian Punjab Chief Minister)
A second conflict, just two years later, led to complete subjugation of the Sikhs and the incorporation of the remainder of their lands
Against the nationalist ideology of a united India, which called for all groups to set aside "communal" differences, the Shiromani Akali Dal Party of the 1930s rallied around the proposition of a Sikh panth (community) that was separate from Hindus and Muslims.
The professed intention of the Muslim League to impose a Muslim state on the Punjab (a Muslim majority province) was anathema to the Sikhs... the Sikhs launched a virulent campaign against the Lahore Resolution... Sikh leaders of all political persuasions made it clear that Pakistan would be 'wholeheartedly resisted'.
Over 8,000,000 of India's 10,378,979 Sikhs were concentrated in Punjab
