Talk:Khalistan movement

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Article full of Misinformation, disinformation and Indian state propegenda. Part-1.

Targeting one community: By specifically saying two Sikh men were arrested, instead it should be two men were arrested.

Missing information: Australian authorities aquated/released those two men without any charges after appearing in court.

Missing information: Pro-india mob left there assigned protest spot in Melbourne and attacked/provoked pro-Khalistan people.

During a Khalistan referendum vote held in Melbourne, Australia in January 2023 , two separate brawls broke out between Khalistan supporters and pro-India demonstrators, leading to two people being injured and two Sikh men being arrested. The Victoria Police Department issued statements afterwards:“During the fight, flag poles were used by several men as weapons which caused physical injuries to multiple victims in which two victims were treated at the scene by paramedics” and “As a result of each incident a 34-year-old man and a 39-year-old man were arrested, and each issued with a penalty notice for riotous behaviour.” Australia's High Commissioner to India Barry O'Farrell condemned the incident. Superhuman007 (talk) 21:42, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. – Closed Limelike Curves (talk) 18:39, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

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Please remove any Khalistani claims for Pakistani Punjab as not a single Khalistani organizaton, the BKI, CK, SFJ, KLF, KTF, etc. none of them havr ever mentioned Pakistani Punjab. Nothing supports such a claim. 2402:E000:442:F1A:0:0:0:1 (talk) 12:12, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Day Creature (talk) 00:37, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

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In the first paragraph, please change "The proposed boundaries of Khalistan vary between different groups; some suggest the entirety of the Sikh-majority Indian state of Punjab, while larger claims include Pakistani Punjab and other parts of North India such as Chandigarh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh." to "The proposed boundaries of Khalistan vary between different groups; some suggest the entirety of the Sikh-majority Indian state of Punjab, while larger claims include other parts of North India such as Chandigarh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh". Pakistani Punjab is not part of Khalistan's proposal, not a single source on the article says that neither any Khalistani organization aim to get Pakistani Punjab. 205.164.155.83 (talk) 18:05, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit extended-protected}} template. Ɔþʱʏɾɪʊs^⚔ 07:20, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Not done. Editors who are not extended-confirmed cannot establish consensus, because they are only allowed to make edit requests. Therefore I'll change the request to answered=yes. Lova Falk (talk) 11:57, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

It looks like this article is missing its table of contents. ~2026-22820-16 (talk) 19:25, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

Fixed, thanks! For some reason, somebody added __NOTOC__ to the source for Template:Sikh politics, which meant all articles using the template no longer had a table contents. I've removed that from the template source now. Cadddr (talk) 16:22, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

Summarize Timeline Fact Check

I would like to propose adding a subsection covering targeted attacks against Hindu civilians during the Punjab insurgency. The current article discusses militant violence and the broader insurgency, but the impact of attacks on Punjab's Hindu population is not covered in a dedicated subsection.

I suggest placing this subsection under the existing section covering the insurgency period/militant violence, alongside other aspects of the conflict such as state response, political developments, and attacks on other groups. A possible title could be:

"Targeted attacks on Punjab's Hindu communities and communal violence"

The purpose of this addition would not be to attribute responsibility to the Sikh community as a whole, but to document violence carried out by specific militant organisations during the insurgency and its impact on civilians. The proposed section relies on contemporary reporting from sources such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and India Today, along with academic works on the Punjab insurgency.

Some examples of incidents covered include:

Dhilwan bus massacre (1983)

Muktsar bus massacre (1986)

Hoshiarpur bus massacre (1986)

1987 Haryana bus killings

1991 Punjab train attacks

I welcome feedback on the scope, wording, placement, and sourcing of this proposed addition. ~2026-38997-06 (talk) 02:01, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

During the Khalistan movement, several militant organisations associated with the movement carried out attacks against civilians, including members of Punjab's Hindu community. These attacks formed part of the wider cycle of insurgent violence that affected civilians, police personnel, political figures, and members of different religious communities during the 1980s and early 1990s.

Attacks targeting Hindu civilians were reported during the early years of the insurgency. On 5 October 1983, six Hindu passengers were killed after being separated from other passengers during the 1983 Dhilwan bus massacre in Kapurthala district. In October 1983, further incidents were reported in which Hindu passengers were removed from public transport and killed.

In February 1984, several attacks against Hindus were reported in Punjab. On 23 February 1984, three Hindus were killed and 24 injured in an attack attributed to Sikh militants. Later that month, further violence was reported amid increasing Sikh–Hindu tensions, with reports stating that dozens of Hindus had been killed in targeted attacks during the preceding weeks.

Following Operation Blue Star in June 1984 and the subsequent escalation of militancy, attacks against civilians continued. On 25 July 1986, 14 Hindu passengers and one Sikh passenger were killed in the 1986 Muktsar bus massacre. The attackers separated passengers and targeted Hindu travellers, according to contemporary reports.

On 30 November 1986, 24 Hindu passengers were killed in the 1986 Hoshiarpur bus massacre. Contemporary reports stated that gunmen forced Hindu passengers off a bus and opened fire on them in Hoshiarpur district.

On 7 July 1987, militants attacked two buses in Haryana, killing approximately 70 passengers. Reports stated that many victims were Hindu passengers targeted during the attacks.

The violence continued into the early 1990s. On 16 June 1991, two train attacks in Punjab resulted in the deaths of approximately 80 people, with Hindu passengers among those targeted.

Other attacks during the insurgency included bombings, assassinations, and killings of civilians belonging to different communities. Historians and human rights organisations have examined the Punjab insurgency as a period marked by violence from militant groups as well as counterinsurgency operations by state forces. While several Khalistani militant organisations were responsible for attacks on Hindu civilians, the conflict involved multiple actors and resulted in deaths and human rights abuses affecting Sikhs, Hindus, and other communities. ~2026-38870-71 (talk) 02:24, 10 July 2026 (UTC)