Greater Punjab Movement, India

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Indian Punjab and its neighbouring Punjabi-speaking areas.

The proposed Greater Punjab movement is a regional political demand that includes political activities organised by various individuals, Punjabi organizations and political parties like native Akali Dal party of current Indian Punjab, for expansionism of current Indian Punjab by incorporating the neighboring Punjabi-speaking areas of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Union Territory of Chandigarh, within the republic of India, with Chandigarh as its proposed capital. The proposed Greater Punjab state corresponds to the five districts of Haryana, three districts of Himachal Pradesh, two districts of Rajasthan and Chandigarh city as a whole.[1][2]

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