For decades, the Indian government has thrived on lies, oppression, and bloodshed when it comes to the Sikh community. From the moment Sikhs began demanding Khalistan—our right to live free on our own land—the so-called “world’s largest democracy” has shown its true colors as a dictatorship built on hypocrisy.
1984: A State-Sponsored Genocide
We will never forget November 1984. Thousands of Sikhs were slaughtered in the streets of Delhi and across India, while the police and political leaders stood shoulder to shoulder with the mobs. Women were raped, men were burned alive, families destroyed. This was not a “riot.” It was a government-orchestrated massacre, carried out with the blessings of those sitting in power. To this day, the killers walk free, protected by the Indian political system.
Fake Encounters and Torture
Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, Punjab became a killing field. The Indian police and security forces carried out fake encounters, abducting Sikh youth, torturing them in custody, and dumping their bodies in unmarked graves. Thousands of mothers still wait for their sons who never came home. The Indian state labels Sikhs as “terrorists” for raising their voice, yet it refuses to acknowledge the terrorism it unleashed on us.
Ongoing Persecution
Even today, Sikhs who demand Khalistan are harassed, jailed, or silenced. Journalists, activists, and religious leaders are detained under draconian laws like UAPA. Peaceful referendum campaigns abroad are smeared as “foreign conspiracies,” because the Indian government fears one thing: the truth. The truth that Sikhs want freedom, and we will not be silenced.
Hypocrisy of Democracy
India loves to parade itself on the world stage as a secular democracy, but its hands are drenched in Sikh blood. Democracy means the right to self-determination. If India is truly democratic, why is it so terrified of Khalistan? Why does it jail anyone who dares to speak of it?
Our Resolve
The Indian government can try every dirty tactic—genocide, torture, censorship—but it cannot erase the Sikh demand for Khalistan. We are a nation, and no amount of oppression will change that. The more the Indian state tries to suppress us, the stronger our movement becomes.
India, your crimes are written in history. And history will judge you for what you are: a corrupt, oppressive regime that betrayed its own citizens. Sikhs will never forgive, and we will never forget.
