KHALISTAN

Dec. 28, 2018

The Union Government declared the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) a banned organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.

Khalistan:

  • The Khalistan movement is a Sikh separatist movement, which seeks to create a separate country called Khalistan ("The Land of the Pure") in the Punjab region of South Asia to serve as a homeland for Sikhs.

  • The territorial definition of the proposed country Khalistan consists of both the Punjab, India along with Punjab, Pakistan and includes parts of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Rajasthan.

Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF):

  • The organization has been banned for the outfit's alleged involvement in killing of innocent people and police officers and several bombings on civilian targets in India.

  • Now, KLF and all its manifestations have been declared outlawed under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.