KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
30-Apr-1990
Around 5000-6000 persons gheraoed office of the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Baba Bakala, Amritsar and later blocked traffic demanding the release of detained militants.
29-Apr-1990
SS Mann demanded to suspend the Director General of Police (DGP) and to register a case against him.
27-Apr-1990
Mann expanded his working committee by inducting RS Brahampura, SS Chhotepur and CS Walia as General Secretaries and Talab Singh Sandhu as observer for J&K State.
26-Apr-1990
Bimal Khalsa took oath as Member of Parliament (MP).
24-Apr-1990
SS Mann, in Chandigarh, claimed that he could arrange talks between Government and militants, as militants had full faith in him.
20-Apr-1990
In a Bhog ceremony in Batala, Panchayats of village Mari Buchian, Rampur, offered INR 35,000 for the construction of a Gurudwara in memory of slain militants.
19-Apr-1990
16 persons were killed and 30 others injured in a bomb blast inside a roadways bus in Pathankot.
17-Apr-1990
SS Mann, in a bhog ceremony held at Cheema Khudi village in Batala, appealed to masses not to co-operate with Indian military in case of Indo-Pak war. He also asked them not to allow police to search without warrants and to prepare list of police officers committing atrocities. Khalistan slogans were also raised besides hoisting Khalistani flag near the venue.
14-Apr-1990
H.S. Jinda, President of AISSF (who is in Jail) nominated R.S. Mehta as Acting President.
13-Apr-1990
In SAD (M) conference held at Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, Gurdev Singh Kaunke threatened officers not to commit atrocities against Sikhs, failing which they would meet the fate of Gobind Ram. The conference also decided to observe May 11 as protest day and to conduct a march from Akal Takhat to Punjab Raj Bhawan on May 25 against extension of President’s rule.
11-Apr-1990
SS Mann attended National Integration Council meeting at New Delhi.
10-Apr-1990
SS Mann’s call for Punjab Bandh against extension of President’s Rule evoked substantial response.
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.