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The 80s and 90s saw a huge Indian crackdown on sikh activities. The sikhs were
labeled as terrorists, oppressed and seen as beneath the hindu populace. Those
suspected to be a part of the khalistan movement were arrested and many sikhs
died in shoot outs with indian police while protecting their rights. These deaths
were used to further label the sikhs as terrorists. The assasination of Indira Gandhi
was conducted by 2 sikhs which helped further anti sikh sentiments among the
indian populace. The 90s saw the creation of several sikh militant groups calling
for khalistan.
The 21st Century
In August 2022, Amritpal Singh, a stone nominated, radical dominie came to
elevation as the head of Waris Punjab de.. He latterly embarked on a crusade and
multitudinous sermonizing tenures championing for the creation of Khalistan and
for Sikhs to admit investment, imbibe religious austerities, and to duck medicines
and other vices. He glorified the use of violence and munitions during public
events. In March 2023, Indian authorities initiated a crackdown on Waris Punjab
De, professing the association's involvement in attempted murder, attacks on police
labor force, and spreading discord in Punjab. He was ultimately arrested on 23
April after lamming and being on the run for 35 days.
Several protests broke out in the wake of his arrest. While numerous occurred
without incident, violent attacks were reported in colorful locales. A mob of
protesters attacked the Indian consulate in San Francisco, another mob attacked the
Indian High Commission office in London and tried to pull down the Indian flag
off the pole, broke windows and foisted minor injuries on security staff.
On 18 June 2023, Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead in the parking lot of a Sikh
tabernacle in Surrey, British Columbia. Nijjar was allegedly the head of
twopro-Khalistan organizations in Canada, and had been indicted by the Indian
Government of orchestrating targeted killings in India, for which it unsuccessfully
sought his repatriation.