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— Preceding unsigned comment added by Vanished User 1004 ( talk • contribs) 04:43, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Violence culminated in Operation Bluestar, the assassination of Indira Gandhi by 2 of her Sikh bodyguards, and the subsequent 1984 Anti-Sikh massacre. Many Sikhs perceived their holiest shrine to have been desecrated by Indian troops that stormed it, while the Government argued that Operation BlueStar and other operations were not intended to attack the Sikh faith, but to expel armed militants hiding in a place of worship. The 1984 Anti-Sikh massacre reinforced Sikh extremism, leading to an increase in political violence.
There were several terrorist attacks by Sikh militants during the Punjab insurgency periods between 1983 to 1992, including 1987 Punjab killings and 1991 Punjab killings. In the early 90s, the counter-insurgency forces were led by police officer Kanwar Pal Singh Gill himself a Sikh, who replaced Julio Francis Ribeiro. There were allegations of human rights violations against the government during the successful operations. citation needed
Sikh separatists claimed that Sikhs were being discriminated against, and that the Punjab region was not treated equally with other regions of India.<ref name="nytenvoy">GARGAN, EDWARD (October 10, 1991). "ENVOY OF ROMANIA ABDUCTED IN INDIA". The New York Times. {{
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GlobalSecurity.org in its article "Sikhs in Punjab" noted that a February 1997 report of the United Nations Special Reporter found "that the situation of Indian Sikhs in the religious field is satisfactory."
However, the article says, the reporter also indicated that he had received information of discriminatory practices in public administration, including that after Indira Gandhi's assassination Sikhs were not as heavily represented among bodyguards and the police force.<ref name="globalsecurity.org"/>
GlobalSecurity.org further reported that, in the early 1990s, journalists who did not conform to militant-approved behavior were targeted for death. There were also indiscriminate attacks designed to cause extensive civilian casualties: derailing trains, exploding bombs in markets, restaurants, and other civilian areas between Delhi and Punjab. Militants assassinated many of those moderate Sikh leaders who opposed them and sometimes killed rivals within the militant group. Many civilians who had been kidnapped by extremists were murdered if the militants' demands were not met. Hindus left Punjab by the thousands in a response to threats engineered to make them do just that.
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— Preceding unsigned comment added by Vanished User 1004 ( talk • contribs) 23:19, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
What is the scope of this article? Currently, it seems to define "Sikh extremism" as any act of violence by a Sikh. This is clearly bad synthesis.
The articles Saffron terror, Christian terrorism and Islamic terrorism don't include information about the every violent act committed by a Hindu, Christian or Muslim. Their scope is limited to the violent acts aimed at achieving politico-religious ends or motivated by religion.
This article, on the other hand, lists people like Bhagat Singh or members of the First Indian National Army, whose motivations were not religious. 90% of the article is about activities related to the Khalistan movement, and should probably be moved to something like "List of attacks attributed to the Khalistani groups". utcursch | talk 08:06, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
I don't understand why this article states that Bhagat Singh was a Sikh; he was an atheist. He wrote a short essay, in fact, called "Why I am an Atheist". It is offensive to his cause to list him as a Sikh extremist. He fought for India, not some misguided pipe-dream. — Preceding [[
There are only two things in this article that are not related to Khalistan movement:
The rest of the stuff should be merged to:
Outside of the Khalistan movement, "Sikh extremism" is hardly notable. So, this article should most probably be redirected to Khalistan movement.
Let's wait for some opinions. If there is no opposition, we can go ahead with the merge per WP:BRD. utcursch | talk 08:13, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
As per the above discussion, I've merged the content to:
I've redirected the article to Khalistan movement#Rise_of_militancy, because other incidents are hardly notable in this context. utcursch | talk 13:33, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
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http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/27/stories/2009052755571300.htm
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Vanished User 1004 ( talk • contribs) 04:43, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Violence culminated in Operation Bluestar, the assassination of Indira Gandhi by 2 of her Sikh bodyguards, and the subsequent 1984 Anti-Sikh massacre. Many Sikhs perceived their holiest shrine to have been desecrated by Indian troops that stormed it, while the Government argued that Operation BlueStar and other operations were not intended to attack the Sikh faith, but to expel armed militants hiding in a place of worship. The 1984 Anti-Sikh massacre reinforced Sikh extremism, leading to an increase in political violence.
There were several terrorist attacks by Sikh militants during the Punjab insurgency periods between 1983 to 1992, including 1987 Punjab killings and 1991 Punjab killings. In the early 90s, the counter-insurgency forces were led by police officer Kanwar Pal Singh Gill himself a Sikh, who replaced Julio Francis Ribeiro. There were allegations of human rights violations against the government during the successful operations. citation needed
Sikh separatists claimed that Sikhs were being discriminated against, and that the Punjab region was not treated equally with other regions of India.<ref name="nytenvoy">GARGAN, EDWARD (October 10, 1991). "ENVOY OF ROMANIA ABDUCTED IN INDIA". The New York Times. {{
cite news}}
: |access-date=
requires |url=
(
help)</ref>
GlobalSecurity.org in its article "Sikhs in Punjab" noted that a February 1997 report of the United Nations Special Reporter found "that the situation of Indian Sikhs in the religious field is satisfactory."
However, the article says, the reporter also indicated that he had received information of discriminatory practices in public administration, including that after Indira Gandhi's assassination Sikhs were not as heavily represented among bodyguards and the police force.<ref name="globalsecurity.org"/>
GlobalSecurity.org further reported that, in the early 1990s, journalists who did not conform to militant-approved behavior were targeted for death. There were also indiscriminate attacks designed to cause extensive civilian casualties: derailing trains, exploding bombs in markets, restaurants, and other civilian areas between Delhi and Punjab. Militants assassinated many of those moderate Sikh leaders who opposed them and sometimes killed rivals within the militant group. Many civilians who had been kidnapped by extremists were murdered if the militants' demands were not met. Hindus left Punjab by the thousands in a response to threats engineered to make them do just that.
<ref name="globalsecurity.org">
"Military:Sikhs in Punjab". globalsecurity.org. no date given. Retrieved 2009-05-31. {{
cite web}}
: |first=
has generic name (
help); |first=
missing |last=
(
help); Check date values in: |date=
(
help)</ref>
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Vanished User 1004 ( talk • contribs) 23:19, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
What is the scope of this article? Currently, it seems to define "Sikh extremism" as any act of violence by a Sikh. This is clearly bad synthesis.
The articles Saffron terror, Christian terrorism and Islamic terrorism don't include information about the every violent act committed by a Hindu, Christian or Muslim. Their scope is limited to the violent acts aimed at achieving politico-religious ends or motivated by religion.
This article, on the other hand, lists people like Bhagat Singh or members of the First Indian National Army, whose motivations were not religious. 90% of the article is about activities related to the Khalistan movement, and should probably be moved to something like "List of attacks attributed to the Khalistani groups". utcursch | talk 08:06, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
I don't understand why this article states that Bhagat Singh was a Sikh; he was an atheist. He wrote a short essay, in fact, called "Why I am an Atheist". It is offensive to his cause to list him as a Sikh extremist. He fought for India, not some misguided pipe-dream. — Preceding [[
There are only two things in this article that are not related to Khalistan movement:
The rest of the stuff should be merged to:
Outside of the Khalistan movement, "Sikh extremism" is hardly notable. So, this article should most probably be redirected to Khalistan movement.
Let's wait for some opinions. If there is no opposition, we can go ahead with the merge per WP:BRD. utcursch | talk 08:13, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
As per the above discussion, I've merged the content to:
I've redirected the article to Khalistan movement#Rise_of_militancy, because other incidents are hardly notable in this context. utcursch | talk 13:33, 26 December 2011 (UTC)