Khalistan sikhs

Four prominent BJP Sikh leaders in Chandigarh have received death threats allegedly from Khalistani terrorists for their association with the party

The pro-Khalistani elements also brandished Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale posters at the Golden Temple premises

More than two dozen pro-Khalistani elements gathered at the venue in Calgary in Alberta, Canada where a community event welcomed the Indian High Commissioner to Ottawa Sanjay Kumar Verma, some of whom carried sharp weapons like daggers and swords,

Khalistanis don't want people to think that partition was India's loss, they don't think it was a loss for Hindus; they peddle the narrative that Punjab sacrificed land and life so naturally, for them, Sikhs sacrificed land and life and hence Sikhs, as per Khalistanis, have a divine right to a separate state carved out of India.

Indian High Commission has sent a demarche to the Justin Trudeau administration in Canadajh, requesting them to take action against Khalistan extremists for targeting and threatening Indian diplomats

Indian Intelligence Agencies have said that Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Avtar Khanda sponsored terror attacks in India

Khalistani terrorist Avtar Singh Khanda dies in London hospital reportedly from blood cancer, Khalsa Aid demands probe hinting at India's hand

Khanda had also been in contact with Deep Sidhu, who was killed in a road accident on February 15, 2022. In one of the videos making rounds on social media, Khanda could be seen elaborating on how Amritpal Singh was chosen as the chief of Waris Punjab De after Deep Sidhu.

The video which is at present going viral over the social media is undated and is seemingly being shared amid the on-going turmoil in Punjab surrounding the recent activities of radical pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh and his supporters.

Gatka is a traditional martial art discipline associated with the Sikh gurus. It instills sword and stick fighting abilities as well as self-control. Gatka is thought to have started when the 6th Sikh Guru Hargobind used 'Kirpan' for self-defense during the Mughal rule.