Khalistan ideologue Amritpal Singh, lodged in Dibrugarh jail under the National Security Act, won by a margin of 1.93 lakh votes.
It is noteworthy that Akali Dal has registered a decline.
AAP won three seats, which showed no trend, but the relative performance of Congress and BJP gave interesting signals. The BJP increased its vote share from 6.6 to 19 per cent without winning any, while the Congress lost its vote share by 13 per cent and won 7 out of 13 seats in the state. Jat, Sikh and Dalit votes clearly went towards the Congress. shifted, while Hindus were seen mobilizing behind the BJP.
Incidentally, in the parliamentary elections in nearby Haryana, Congress and BJP equally shared ten seats in the state for mainstream politics.Anything that promotes community discrimination has to be avoided in Punjab as it will only benefit fundamentalists and separatists - Sikh unity founded on the teachings of Guru Nanak was an internal political antidote to the Khalistan movement. Recall that the last time Khalistanis in Punjab There were targeted killings of Hindus due to terror. There is no denying the fact that Punjab has become aware of the ill-effects of several pro-Khalistan activities taking place outside India in recent months. Incidents like attacks on temples in foreign countries took place to create Hindu-Sikh divide.
There are three trends currently in play that should cause concern.One is the continuing process of building Khalistan advocacy seen in Canada, the US, Australia and even the UK, in which anti-India forces have a hand in hand. It is believed that the Pak establishment was in collusion with Amritpal Singh.
Amritpal Singh was trying to imitate Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale's attire. He was apparently testing the waters in Punjab when he gathered hundreds of followers to raid the Ajnala police station near Amritsar in February 2023 and successfully rescued his aide, who was earlier arrested for violence. The mob took the Guru Granth Sahib with them as a defense strategy.The modus operandi used by the Pak ISI to promote terrorism in Punjab in the late 80s was likely to be replicated and would help the government prepare its counter measures against the adversary's covert plans. This time, Pak ISI is emphasizing on spreading drug addiction on a large scale in Punjab, so that the vulnerable youth can be easily inspired to adopt the path of separatism and violence.
It has used the Sino-Pak strategic friendship to secure Chinese drones to drop weapons and narcotics in Punjab. Amritpal Singh is reported to be using 'de-addiction centers' in the state to hide weapons brought from Pakistan. Was doing.
The state government needs the political will to clean up these establishments, strengthen its intelligence machinery and secure public cooperation to prevent any externally instigated violence, especially in the border districts of Punjab.It must be assumed that Pak ISI will continue its covert offensive in both Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, which was carried out by a group of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists on June 9. In the fierce firing that took place on the bus, the driver was shot and later the vehicle fell into a deep ditch along with 33 passengers. Recently, another attempt was made to drop narcotics using a drone in Punjab. Pakistan, backed by China, has intensified its anti-India campaigns especially after the Indian Parliament voted to abrogate Kashmir-related Article 370 in August 2019. This period has seen an increase in pro-Khalistan violence outside pro-India forces such as the Sikhs. For Justice (SFJ) and Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF).In April this year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the leader of the Canadian opposition were welcomed with slogans of 'Khalistan Zindabad' at the Vaisakhi rally organized by Khalistan supporters in Toronto. Due to this, India accused the Canadian PM of giving space to separatists and extremists for political reasons. India-Canada relations have suffered a setback on this issue.
Earlier, 'Sikhs for Justice', active in the US, had called for a 'Khalistan referendum' on January 28, 2023, to which Sikh separatists in the US, Canada, Britain and Australia reacted. A violent looking mob stormed the Indian Consulate in San Francisco and waved Khalistan flags on the occasion. In March 2023, Khalistan supporters gathered in front of the Indian Embassy in Washington, raising derogatory slogans and threatening the Indian ambassador. Around the same time, protesters carrying Khalistan flags entered the Consulate complex in San Francisco and painted graffiti calling for the release of Amritpal Singh, who was arrested in India and lodged in Dibrugarh jail in Assam.In July, Khalistan supporters once again set fire to the San Francisco Consulate building at midnight.
The Indian Embassy in Melbourne, Australia witnessed protests by Khalistan elements and Sikhs in June 2023.
In London, Khalistan supporters, including members of Dal Khalsa and Khalistan Tiger Force, tried to attack the Indian High Commission in March 2023 in retaliation for the arrest of Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh, who led the organization 'Waris Punjab De', from Dubai. And as mentioned earlier, a violent raid was conducted at Ajnala police station on the outskirts of Amritsar in February last year. Protestors pulled down the national flag, damaged buildings and injured some people. India's national security scenario is typified by the fact that latent external threats are currently the major threat to the country's internal security.The reason for this is the China-Pakistan strategic alliance which basically works against India. Khalistan movement is being instigated by Pak ISI and China is cooperating with ISI by supplying drones to Pakistan for cross border operations to drop weapons and narcotics in Punjab.
To collect intelligence on the activities of the Sino-Pak axis against India, intelligence sharing channels would have to be used with friendly countries that were hostile to China and felt threatened by the advent of 'fundamentalism' in the Muslim world. Were.
India is handling the threat of revival of the Khalistan movement in Punjab with a multi-pronged strategy, using diplomatic, police and socio-political measures to prevent and counter the menace of 'terrorism' which 80 At the India-US Homeland Security Dialogue held in Delhi in February 2024, India raised the demand that pro-Khalistan organizations in the US be investigated for inciting violence against India.A clear message has been given to Canada and America that freedom of expression is not limited to anti-India calls for violence in the name of Khalistan.
Pro-Khalistan elements do not have the benefit of a cult figure like Bhindranwale within Punjab, but anti-India forces abroad are trying to instigate the separatist movement and promote Hindu-Sikh communal divide from outside in the border state. .The Center should take immediate steps to appoint a senior person as Governor with national security background and knowledge of how terrorism has been dealt with in Punjab in the past so that counter-measures can be coordinated and the state government Can be given proper guidance. Also gave appropriate instructions on socio-political field and security issues.
The new challenges for intelligence are scanning of social media, uncovering secret funding of separatist movements and tracking the activities of anti-India elements within and outside the state.In matters of national security, the state and central governments will have to stay together.
(The author is a former director of the Intelligence Bureau.These are his personal views)
It is noteworthy that Akali Dal has registered a decline.
AAP won three seats, which showed no trend, but the relative performance of Congress and BJP gave interesting signals. The BJP increased its vote share from 6.6 to 19 per cent without winning any, while the Congress lost its vote share by 13 per cent and won 7 out of 13 seats in the state. Jat, Sikh and Dalit votes clearly went towards the Congress. shifted, while Hindus were seen mobilizing behind the BJP.
Incidentally, in the parliamentary elections in nearby Haryana, Congress and BJP equally shared ten seats in the state for mainstream politics.Anything that promotes community discrimination has to be avoided in Punjab as it will only benefit fundamentalists and separatists - Sikh unity founded on the teachings of Guru Nanak was an internal political antidote to the Khalistan movement. Recall that the last time Khalistanis in Punjab There were targeted killings of Hindus due to terror. There is no denying the fact that Punjab has become aware of the ill-effects of several pro-Khalistan activities taking place outside India in recent months. Incidents like attacks on temples in foreign countries took place to create Hindu-Sikh divide.
There are three trends currently in play that should cause concern.One is the continuing process of building Khalistan advocacy seen in Canada, the US, Australia and even the UK, in which anti-India forces have a hand in hand. It is believed that the Pak establishment was in collusion with Amritpal Singh.
Amritpal Singh was trying to imitate Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale's attire. He was apparently testing the waters in Punjab when he gathered hundreds of followers to raid the Ajnala police station near Amritsar in February 2023 and successfully rescued his aide, who was earlier arrested for violence. The mob took the Guru Granth Sahib with them as a defense strategy.The modus operandi used by the Pak ISI to promote terrorism in Punjab in the late 80s was likely to be replicated and would help the government prepare its counter measures against the adversary's covert plans. This time, Pak ISI is emphasizing on spreading drug addiction on a large scale in Punjab, so that the vulnerable youth can be easily inspired to adopt the path of separatism and violence.
It has used the Sino-Pak strategic friendship to secure Chinese drones to drop weapons and narcotics in Punjab. Amritpal Singh is reported to be using 'de-addiction centers' in the state to hide weapons brought from Pakistan. Was doing.
The state government needs the political will to clean up these establishments, strengthen its intelligence machinery and secure public cooperation to prevent any externally instigated violence, especially in the border districts of Punjab.It must be assumed that Pak ISI will continue its covert offensive in both Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, which was carried out by a group of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists on June 9. In the fierce firing that took place on the bus, the driver was shot and later the vehicle fell into a deep ditch along with 33 passengers. Recently, another attempt was made to drop narcotics using a drone in Punjab. Pakistan, backed by China, has intensified its anti-India campaigns especially after the Indian Parliament voted to abrogate Kashmir-related Article 370 in August 2019. This period has seen an increase in pro-Khalistan violence outside pro-India forces such as the Sikhs. For Justice (SFJ) and Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF).In April this year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the leader of the Canadian opposition were welcomed with slogans of 'Khalistan Zindabad' at the Vaisakhi rally organized by Khalistan supporters in Toronto. Due to this, India accused the Canadian PM of giving space to separatists and extremists for political reasons. India-Canada relations have suffered a setback on this issue.
Earlier, 'Sikhs for Justice', active in the US, had called for a 'Khalistan referendum' on January 28, 2023, to which Sikh separatists in the US, Canada, Britain and Australia reacted. A violent looking mob stormed the Indian Consulate in San Francisco and waved Khalistan flags on the occasion. In March 2023, Khalistan supporters gathered in front of the Indian Embassy in Washington, raising derogatory slogans and threatening the Indian ambassador. Around the same time, protesters carrying Khalistan flags entered the Consulate complex in San Francisco and painted graffiti calling for the release of Amritpal Singh, who was arrested in India and lodged in Dibrugarh jail in Assam.In July, Khalistan supporters once again set fire to the San Francisco Consulate building at midnight.
The Indian Embassy in Melbourne, Australia witnessed protests by Khalistan elements and Sikhs in June 2023.
In London, Khalistan supporters, including members of Dal Khalsa and Khalistan Tiger Force, tried to attack the Indian High Commission in March 2023 in retaliation for the arrest of Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh, who led the organization 'Waris Punjab De', from Dubai. And as mentioned earlier, a violent raid was conducted at Ajnala police station on the outskirts of Amritsar in February last year. Protestors pulled down the national flag, damaged buildings and injured some people. India's national security scenario is typified by the fact that latent external threats are currently the major threat to the country's internal security.The reason for this is the China-Pakistan strategic alliance which basically works against India. Khalistan movement is being instigated by Pak ISI and China is cooperating with ISI by supplying drones to Pakistan for cross border operations to drop weapons and narcotics in Punjab.
To collect intelligence on the activities of the Sino-Pak axis against India, intelligence sharing channels would have to be used with friendly countries that were hostile to China and felt threatened by the advent of 'fundamentalism' in the Muslim world. Were.
India is handling the threat of revival of the Khalistan movement in Punjab with a multi-pronged strategy, using diplomatic, police and socio-political measures to prevent and counter the menace of 'terrorism' which 80 At the India-US Homeland Security Dialogue held in Delhi in February 2024, India raised the demand that pro-Khalistan organizations in the US be investigated for inciting violence against India.A clear message has been given to Canada and America that freedom of expression is not limited to anti-India calls for violence in the name of Khalistan.
Pro-Khalistan elements do not have the benefit of a cult figure like Bhindranwale within Punjab, but anti-India forces abroad are trying to instigate the separatist movement and promote Hindu-Sikh communal divide from outside in the border state. .The Center should take immediate steps to appoint a senior person as Governor with national security background and knowledge of how terrorism has been dealt with in Punjab in the past so that counter-measures can be coordinated and the state government Can be given proper guidance. Also gave appropriate instructions on socio-political field and security issues.
The new challenges for intelligence are scanning of social media, uncovering secret funding of separatist movements and tracking the activities of anti-India elements within and outside the state.In matters of national security, the state and central governments will have to stay together.
(The author is a former director of the Intelligence Bureau.These are his personal views)
