Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale then joined the Akali Dal to launch the Dharam Yudh Morcha in 1982, to implement Anandpur Sahib resolution. The Congress government considered the resolution a secessionist document and rejected it. In 1973, Akali Dal put forward the Anandpur Sahib Resolution to demand more autonomic powers to the state of Punjab. In the 1972 Punjab state elections, Congress won and Akali Dal was defeated. Pakistani strategists then began supporting the militant dimension of the Khalistan movement. The Green Revolution brought several social and economic changes which, along with factionalism of the politics, in the Punjab state increased tension between rural Sikhs in Punjab with the union Government of India. In the 1980s, the movement had evolved into a secessionist movement after the perceived indifference of the Indian state in regards to mutual negotiations. The Insurgency in Punjab that happened from early 1980s to early 1990s, was an armed campaign by the Sikh militant nationalist Khalistan movement. Pakistan (allegedly, denied by Pakistan) ġ,700-6,000 (est.) security forces killed (Official and unofficial, yet reputable estimates) vary significantly Ĩ,000 militants killed according to government statistics ġ2,000 (unofficial Hindu casualties are put at 20000) civilian deaths according to government statistics, 500,000 deployed Indian troops operating in Punjab caused an estimated 2,000 deaths between 19.
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