Sikh Orgs Mark 40th Anniversary of Khalistan Declaration, Release Policy Document

May

2026

On 29 Apr, marking the 40^thanniversary of the 1986 Khalistan declaration, hundreds of Sikh activists, led by Simranjit Singh Mann, Daljit Singh, Kanwar Pal Singh, and Narian Singh, marched from Burj Akali Baba Phoola Singh to the Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar. The participants belonged to the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), Panch Pardani Jatha, Dal Khalsa, Akal Federation, and the Jathedar Hawara Committee. Outside Sri Akal Takht Sahib (Eternal Throne, AT) Secretariat, they released a policy document Khalistan: Vision, Legacy & Future. The organizations said that the struggle for liberation was rooted in the Gurmat (The Guru’s Way) ideal of Sarbat da Bhala (Prosperity of all). The document covers a brief history of the Khalistan movement, the foundational commitments, the legacy of the struggle, the outlines of their current Dharam Yudh (Principled Battle), the Brahminical Indian state versus the Khalsa Panth (Sikh Collective), the values and character of Khalistan, which the document partly defines as: not the name of a narrow political structure that privileges and particular identity; rather, it will be a new political order grounded in the collective liberation of all oppressed people. Then it lays out the policy directions for future steps. Meanwhile, a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar convicted and sentenced Inderjeet Singh and Jaspal Singh to five and a half years in prison for hoisting a Khalistani flag in 2020 on a government building in Moga at the instigation of Sikhs for Justice general counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and his associate Rana Singh alias Harpreet Singh. Akashdeep Singh and Jagwinder Singh were also arrested for video-graphing the incident and arranging a hideout for the accused. The punishment for insulting the Indian flag is two years, but Inderjeet and Jaspal avoided strict bail conditions and confessed to their action. They have been released because the time served exceeds the duration of the punishment. The lawyer for the accused Jaspal Singh Manjhpur said Akashdeep and Jagwinder were also out on strict bail conditions, such as USD 10K bail, no social media activities, no statement on the event, and reporting at the local police station twice every week (earlier coverage).