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India Places Sikh Separatists Under Surveillance

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"Any knowledge of the Amritdharis who are dangerous people and pledge to commit murders, arson and acts of terrorism should immediately be brought to the notice of the authorities. These people may appear harmless from the outside but they are basically committed to terrorism. In the interest of all of us, their identity and whereabouts must always be disclosed." [Truth About Punjab: SGPCWhite Paper by Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon, 1996]. The circular was retracted in the early 1990s but by then harassment and humiliation was faced by innumerable innocent people, who were hounded and hunted out as if just by being a baptized Sikh you become a criminal/terrorist.

Kartarpur Corridor

The Indian government's move to ban Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) comes ahead of opening the Kartarpur Corridor by Pakistan for celebrating the 550th birth anniversary in November of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh religion. The proposed border corridor between India and Pakistan connects the Sikh shrines of Dera Baba Nanak Sahib and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur. The Gurdwara is near the border between Pakistan and India. It is built on the historic site where Guru Nanak settled and assembled the Sikh commune after his missionary travels, and where he died on 22 September 1539.

India has given Pakistan a list of at least 15 individuals allegedly involved in pro-Khalistani activities in Pakistan in the garb of making preparations for celebrating the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak in November. A dossier containing events from the past four years was handed over to Pakistan during the second round of Kartarpur Corridor talks between the two countries last month.

The 23-page dossier, reviewed by Economic Times, points to "open display of banners backing Bhindranwale and Referendum 2020 inside the holy shrines in Pakistan by the UK-based pro-Khalistanis like Manmohan Singh Bajaj." These pro-Khalistanis are misguiding Sikh youths along the lines of Kashmiri youths and instigating them by claiming that "Indian government treats Kashmiris and Sikhs as slaves", India told Pakistan.

Tellingly, the New York-based Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) held a rally in Washington DC on June 6, 2019 to remember the June 6, 1984 Indian army operation against the Amritsar Golden Temple.

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