KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
13-Oct-1991
G.S. Tohra, S.S. Doomchheri, and Jasbir Singh Rode attended the bhog ceremony of Ajit Singh, the father of BTFK Chief Rachhpal Singh Chhandra, and condemned the alleged police excesses on Sikhs.
12-Oct-1991
B.S. Sibia, the convenor of JAC, announced the dissolution of the 31-member JAC of Sikh organizations against State Repression in the wake of the ultimatum given by the Panthic Committee (Sohan Singh).
11-Oct-1991
SGPC executive approved the appointment of H.S. Khalsa, ex-IFS as secretary and accepted the resignation of M.S. Calcutta.
10-Oct-1991
M.S. Calcutta, the secretary of SGPC, resigned following differences with B.S. Sibia over police matters. H.S. Khalsa (Norway) was appointed as the new secretary of SGPC.
09-Oct-1991
The Romanian envoy, Mr. Raddu, was kidnapped by Sikh militants in New Delhi.
08-Oct-1991
Baba Joginder Singh of SAD (Rode) paid homage and offered condolences on the death of Jugraj Singh, who was killed during the attack on J.F. Ribeiro in Romania.
07-Oct-1991
S S Mann clarified that their aim is an independent Sikh Raj.
07-Oct-1991
Eight security personnel of a patrol train on the Jalandhar-Amritsar route were killed in a bomb explosion and indiscriminate firing.
05-Oct-1991
A new outfit, Liberation Tigers of Khalistan, was set up with its headquarters at Anandpur Sahib.
04-Oct-1991
Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar of BKI condemned the killings of policemen.
03-Oct-1991
48 persons, including 26 relatives of policemen and 11 families, were killed in Punjab.
02-Oct-1991
SS Mann, in a press conference, reiterated the demand for holding elections in Punjab under the supervision of the United Nations Organization (UNO).
01-Oct-1991
SAD (M), in a statement, appealed to BBC and CNN to provide appropriate coverage to the people and states advocating for the suggestion made by Giani Zail Singh regarding the compulsory implementation of Hindi in all states.
01-Oct-1991
H.S. Gill, General Secretary of AISSF (M), clarified in a statement that the Sikhs would not be satisfied without the creation of a separate Sikh raj. He described the holding of open darbars by the government as a futile exercise.
24-Sep-1991
The Panthic Committee (Usmanwala), through a press release in Faridkot, asked Sibia to hand over the Kar Sewa of the Akal Takht to Taksal by October 31.
23-Sep-1991
Badal described the government's decision to disallow the September 24 rally at Ludhiana as unprecedented, uncivilized, and undemocratic.
22-Sep-1991
Nine districts of Punjab, namely Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Ferozepur, Bathinda, Patiala, Ludhiana, Sangrur, Ropar, and Faridkot, were declared as disturbed areas.
20-Sep-1991
The A.S. Padhri and K.S. Kahlon factions of AISSF dissolved in Jalandhar, and a new faction, AISSF (United), was formed under the Presidium of Amarjit Singh Padhri, Baldev Singh Hothian, Pirthi Singh Bathinda, Jassa Singh Gurdaspur, and Jaswinder Singh Qila Raipur.
19-Sep-1991
The Indian Parliament approved the bill for the extension of President's Rule in Punjab.
17-Sep-1991
SAD (M) clarified that the Sikhs would not accept anything less than an independent and sovereign Sikh state.
13-Sep-1991
The Mai Bhago Regiment, with Bibi Toofan Kaur as Chief General and Bibi Gargaj Kaur as Lieutenant General, was established in Amritsar.
12-Sep-1991
A bill for the cancellation of election in Punjab was introduced in the Lok Sabha.
11-Sep-1991
A 31-member Anti-Repression Action Committee, with Baldev Singh Sibia as President, was formed.
11-Sep-1991
Seven family members of H.C. Bahal Singh were shot dead in Ghurkwind village, Tarn Taran.
07-Sep-1991
Seven family members of Station House Officer (SHO) Dhariwal were shot dead in Majitha, Amritsar district.