IF NOT KHALISTAN, SHOULDN'T EAST PUNJAB BE AUTONOMOUS REGION

[he-man]

Most of the Sikhs in Canada aren't Indian citizens any more. As such, they're free to create a Khalistan in Canada if the Canadian Government is so forthcoming. But only INDIAN SIKHS(and other Punjabis) get to have a say on our Punjab.

this time in lok sabha there was 73% voting from punjab

Record 73% voters turnout in Punjab; polling peaceful

 

[Android]

Why not stick to the topic and discredit it logically rather than trashing it. Just shows to prove that you have no logical explanation and take the easy way out.....

All Indian States Governments have more than enough autonomy with Union Government only controls international issues like defense, foreign relations, nuclear policy, space policy etc issues which mango mans are least bothered about while most of the issue while most of the issues pertaining to actual governance of the region which directly affects the residents of the region lies with the state government and many local government bodies like municipality in cities and panchayat in villages. Anybody demanding secession from India is an idiot.

 

[VelocuR]

Why India are worried...

India warns US of move to revive Khalistan through Sikh caucus



May 2013

28 Congressmen joined hands at the Capitol Hill in Washington to establish the first Sikh American Congressional Caucus in the US House of Representatives, with the objective of fighting hate crimes the community has been experiencing.

WASHINGTON: Aghast at the role of pro-Khalistan elements in the launch of a Sikh Congressional Caucus last week, the Indian government has cautioned the Obama administration and US lawmakers who joined the group against helping revive what was a violent separatist affair that has largely faded away.

Indian officials have been briefing US lawmakers about the almost-defunct movement and its bloody history after discovering that the principal movers of the Sikh caucus were Khalistani activists trying to revive separatist sentiments. The Indian effort to sensitize lawmakers to New Delhi's concerns began even before the launch of the caucus, but much to the Indian embassy's surprise and dismay, pro-Khalistani Sikhs succeeded in getting the caucus off the ground. In the process, they are said to have sidelined mainstream nationalist Sikhs.

Some 30 US lawmakers, many of them first time legislators not aware of the violent history and background of the Khalistan issue, have signed up for the Sikh Caucus, which is believed to the first ethnic and religion-based caucus on the Hill. But what has distressed New Delhi is that signatories include veteran lawmakers such as Frank Pallone, a New Jersey democrat who has been a long-time friend of India and a leading member of the India Caucus.

Indian officials surmise that Pallone and many others have been misled by the separatists into believing that they were backing a besieged group that was fighting ethnic profiling and racial discrimination, particularly after the Oak Creek shooting in Wisconsin in which a white supremacist killed six people in a Sikh Gurdwara. American Sikhs have also been fighting employment bias and discrimination in military against turbaned enlisters.

While Indian officials acknowledge that many of the Sikh grievances are legitimate, they say the issues are being used as a cover for potentially reinvigorating the Khalistan movement. Although no mention was made of Khalistan at the launch of the caucus, some prime movers behind the caucus did not hide their pro-Khalistani affiliation.

Indian officials are cautioning their US counterparts of such murky associations, particularly in the context of the Boston bombing in which Chechen separatist sympathisers who were seemingly integrated into American society, carried out terrorist attacks inside the US. They are concerned that unbridled Khalistani activism in the U.S could come to haunt New Delhi later on. While many of the Sikh grievances are real and deserve attention, the Indian government, currently headed by a Sikh, seems to believe these are best lobbied by the India caucus rather than a separate ethno-religious caucus.

What set alarm bells ringing was the discovery that one of the principal movers of the Sikh caucus is an associate of Khalid Awan, a Pakistan-Canadian who has been convicted for providing material support and resources to the Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) and related terrorism charges and is serving time in a U.S prison. The same principal was also involved in a bank robbery in Ludhiana.

In a little-reported trial of Awan, the US government offered recordings of his prison telephone calls to Paramjit Singh Panjwar in Pakistan, in which Awan spoke of recruiting new members for the KCF and admitted having had sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to KCF in the past. A US district court later determined that Awan's crimes were "intended to promote federal crimes of terrorism," and imposed on him a sentence of 14 years' imprisonment, which he is serving in Terra Haute, Indiana.

The Indian alert is believed to have had a salutary effect on at least one lawmaker, Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera, who is said to have backed out of joining the caucus. Bera's 7th Congressional district in California surrounding Sacramento has a large Sikh population, and word among Sikh activists initially was that he would sign up. Indian officials believe many other lawmakers have joined the caucus for similar reasons in a state where there are many wealthy Sikhs, only some of who still suffer from the Khalistan hangover.

 

[he-man]

That may be true or not depending on how we look at it, but knowing all the facts is in our interests, since it is right next door to us and anything that happens there will impact us as a Nation.

u are wasting ur time dude,,,,indian punjab is highly prosperous state................there has been no problems for the past 20 years or so

 

[Pakistanisage]

Also the real question that everyone has missed is if there is any support for East Punjab Autonomous Region ?

 

[he-man]

@Aeronaut

please close this stupid thread,,,,,nri sikhs have no say in what indian punjab decides

Also the real question that everyone has missed is if there is any support for East Punjab Autonomous Region ?

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[Kompromat]

That may be true or not depending on how we look at it, but knowing all the facts is in our interests, since it is right next door to us and anything that happens there will impact us as a Nation.

Are you sure that you want a racist state right next to the border?
No it won't have an impact on us, when shit hits the fan the next time (it will), we have a choice to remain indifferent and shoot everything that moves.

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

@Americansage
Indians might ask you 'why not give autonomous status to baluchistan?'

 

[Android]

u are wasting ur time dude,,,,indian punjab is highly prosperous state................there has been no problems for the past 20 years or so

I have seen another Sikh member portraying punjab as the worst state in line of UP and Bihar. And adding to that he supports AAP and he seriously believes those socialist clowns would solve all issues in Punjab.

 

[Pakistanisage]

@Aeronaut

please close this stupid thread,,,,,nri sikhs have no say in what indian punjab decides



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Why close a thread just because you don't approve ?

Let the people have a chance to speak their minds.

The thread has barely been open for 30 minutes and already you are trying to censor it...

 

[he-man]

I have seen another Sikh member portraying punjab as the worst state in line of UP and Bihar. And adding to that he supports AAP and he seriously believes those socialist clowns would solve all issues in Punjab.

damn,,,,must be a total retard

Why close a thread just because you don't approve ?

Let the people have a chance to speak their minds.

The thread has barely been open for 30 minutes and already you are trying to censor it...

the point is the article is from outside india from people who carry 0 opinion.
there is no basis of it

 

[Pakistanisage]

@Americansage
Indians might ask you 'why not give autonomous status to baluchistan?'

So why don't you ask that question ?

You are an Indian , aren't you ?

Or at least their Slave just like your TTP comrades from what I have seen.

 

[Chronos]

NRI's are highly educated and have their hand on the pulse of their Community. It may not be wise to thrash their opinion because those Sikhs living inside India might be afraid to disclose their true feelings out of fear but NRI's can tell you openly what the Sikh Community at large is thinking.

I will give you a more polite answer.

I think the case is that there is more synpathy for Khalistan than Indians here let on.

But not enough to create a momentum to sustain the movement.

As I explained before, there were secessionist movements at the outset of Indian independence which has subsequently cooled down.

The Khalistani movement just doesn't have enough political momentum to get their demands.

There were even calls to make South India a separate country in the 1950's It cooled down as well.

@Pakistanisage Does that answer a bit of your question???

 

[he-man]

Are you sure that you want a racist state right next to the border?
No it won't have an impact on us, when shit hits the fan the next time (it will), we have a choice to remain indifferent and shoot everything that moves.

why don't u shut a thread based on a report from outside india??

it quotes only nri's and dosen't concern india at all,,,,they may think what they want........................who cares??

 

[Pakistanisage]

I have seen another Sikh member portraying punjab as the worst state in line of UP and Bihar. And adding to that he supports AAP and he seriously believes those socialist clowns would solve all issues in Punjab.

Last time I checked the membership of PDF was International not just South Asia.