page_title: Khalistan movement
hierarchical_section_title: Khalistan movement
caption_attribution_description: English: Punjab Province in 1909.
context_page_description: The Khalistan movement is a Sikh nationalist movement that wants to create an independent country for Sikh people inside the current Punjab region of Pakistan and the North-Western India.
  On April 12, 1980, Jagjit Singh Chauhan, a prominent supporter of the movement, declared that he had formed the National Council of Khalistan, at Anandpur Sahib. He said he was the President of organization, and Balbir Singh Sandhu was its Secretary General. In May 1980, Chauhan traveled to London and announced the formation of Khalistan. A similar announcement was made by Sandhu, in Amritsar.
  The movement reached its peak in the 1980s.
context_section_description: The Khalistan movement is a Sikh nationalist movement that wants to create an independent country  for Sikh people inside the current Punjab region of Pakistan and the North-Western India. 
  On April 12, 1980, Jagjit Singh Chauhan,  a prominent supporter of the movement, declared that he had formed the National Council of Khalistan, at Anandpur Sahib. He said he was the President of organization, and Balbir Singh Sandhu was its Secretary General. In May 1980, Chauhan traveled to London and announced the formation of Khalistan. A similar announcement was made by Sandhu, in Amritsar.
  The movement reached its peak in the 1980s.
caption: Map of Khalistan
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