KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
21-Jun-1991
The elections in Punjab were rescheduled and postponed until September 25, 1991, for a duration of three months.
18-Jun-1991
AISSF (Manjit) stated in their election manifesto that they would continue their efforts towards establishing an independent and sovereign Sikh state.
17-Jun-1991
SAD (M) included the demand for the right to self-determination for the Sikh community in its election manifesto.
15-Jun-1991
The CPI, which had initially nominated candidates for the election but later chose to boycott it, reversed its decision due to pressure from the party's state unit.
15-Jun-1991
Khalistani Militants opened fire in two separate incidents at Baddowal village and Qila Raipur in Ludhiana district, killing 74 train passengers and injuring 46 others, with the majority of the victims being Hindus.
15-Jun-1991
G.S Tohra, who remained affiliated with SAD (B), declared that he would not participate in the upcoming elections since they did not provide a resolution to the issues facing Punjab, particularly those pertaining to the Sikh community.
07-Jun-1991
The Minister for State for Home Affairs, Shri Subodh Kant Sahai and the candidate who was contesting from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency on behalf of the SJP, were narrowly escaped when militants attacked and bombed his motorcade near Gill village in Ludhiana district.
03-Jun-1991
Panthic Committee (Sohan Singh) and its affiliated militant group terminated their association with Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).
31-May-1991
An unidentified individual set fire to 17 Birs of the Holy Guru Granth Sahib in Kot Shamir village of Bathinda district.
23-May-1991
Starting his election campaign from Shri Darbar Sahib in Amritsar, SS Mann declared that his party, if elected, would establish friendly relations with Muslim nations and facilitate free trade by opening up the Indo-Pak border.
21-May-1991
Seven persons, including a professor, a librarian and five AISSF (Bittu) students in the Punjabi University, Patiala were arrested for distributing sweets and chanting objectionable slogans following the death of Rajiv Gandhi.
16-May-1991
In their election manifesto, SAD (B) called for increased autonomy for the state and proposed amending the Constitution to establish India as a federation of sovereign states.
15-May-1991
The creation of the Khalsa Raj Party was announced by Retired Colonel Partap Singh, with the goal of establishing a self-governing and sovereign Sikh homeland.
11-May-1991
The President of SGPC, Baldev Singh Sibia, headed a delegation to Rataul village to investigate the police encounter and offered a compensation of INR 1 Lakh to the village Panchayat for the losses incurred during the incident.
10-May-1991
The SAD (P) stated in its election manifesto that its main objective was to work towards achieving the "Glory of the Panth and Punjab".
10-May-1991
In a statement, the Five-Member Committee (rode) declined to acknowledge SS Mann as their leader and instead urged Baba Joginder Singh to assume control of the party.
09-May-1991
SS Mann issued a warning to Rajiv Gandhi in which he stated that if the elections in Punjab were delayed, subsequent elections in the state would be organized under the supervision of the United Nations (UN).
08-May-1991
DIG (Border Range) S Ajit Singh IPS and five other police officers were killed in a 48-hour long encounter with Khalistani militants in Rataul village of Amritsar district.
03-May-1991
During a Shaheedi Samagam held in Amritsar, Major General (Retd) Narinder Singh, Vice President of PHRO, asserted that "Azadi" is an inherent right belonging to the Sikh community.
03-May-1991
A dissident faction of SAD (M), headed by Baba Joginder Singh Rode, formed a committee of five members to investigate the improprieties allegedly carried out by SS Mann in the allocation of party tickets.
02-May-1991
In a statement, Kanshi Ram of BSP announced conditional support to Akali Dals, on the condition that they pledge to address the issues faced by Punjab within the framework of the Indian Constitution.
28-Apr-1991
Captain Amarinder Singh declared the creation of a new party named Akali Dal Panthic.
28-Apr-1991
Government successfully conducted civic polls for the Jalandhar, Ludhiana, and Amritsar Municipal Corporations.
27-Apr-1991
Malkiat Singh Sidhu, a former Minister and SAD (B) candidate for the Moga and Bagha Purana Vidhan Sabha constituencies, was killed by militants, resulting in the cancellation of the elections.
24-Apr-1991
SAD (L) has chosen to resurrect its old Dal with Kabal Singh as acting President, and has distanced itself from SAD (M) in order to run in the elections independently.