The Khalistan movement is an independence movement seeking to create a separate homeland for Sikhs by establishing a Punjabi Sikh nation‐state called Khalistan ("land of the Khalsa") in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. The proposed boundaries of Khalistan is entirety of the Sikh-majority state of Punjab and Punjabi‐speaking areas of nebouring Indian states, and this is a page that depicts the list of Khalistani separatist organizations.
Khalistani separatist organizations
- All India Sikh Students Federation
- 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
- Sikh International Organization
- Sikh Youth Federation
- Sikh Youth UK
- Tat Khalsa
- World Sikh Parliament
Khalistani paramilitary organizations
| Sr. No. | Name | Founder + year | Famous Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Babbar Khalsa | Bhai Talwinder Singh Parmar, Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar (1979) | See: List of actions by Babbar Khalsa |
| 2. | Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan | Baba Gurbachan 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 | Singh Sahib Jasbir Singh Rode, (23 September 1984) | based in the United Kingdom |
| 5. | Khalistan Commando Force | Manbir Singh Chaheru, (1986) | Assassination of Rtd Chief General of Indian army and an architect of Operation Blue Star Arun Vaidya, assassinations of leading culprits of 1984 Anti-Sikh riots Congress(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 | 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 Punjab Beant Singh in 1995. |
| 9. | Khalistan Zindabad Force | 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 in New Delhi in 1997. |
Babbar Khalsa is listed as a terrorist organisation by the United Kingdom, the EU, Canada, India, and the United States.
See also
References
- Minahan, James (2002). Encyclopedia of the stateless nations. 4: S - Z. Westport, Conn. London: Greenwood Press. p. 2151. ISBN 978-0-313-32384-3.
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. ISBN 978-0-313-32384-3.
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.com. Head office: Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, Sri Amritsar. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Fair 2005, p. 128.
- Home Office - Proscribed terrorist groups in the UK Archived 2007-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- EU list of terrorist groups
- Canadian listing of terrorist groups Archived 2006-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
Bibliography
- 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, S2CID 145552863
