List of pro-Khalistan movement organisations

The Khalistan movement is a separatist movement seeking to create an independent homeland for Sikhs by establishing a sovereign Sikh state called Khalistan^[i] in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. The proposed boundaries of Khalistan vary among different groups, but typically include the Sikh-majority Indian state of Punjab and potentially Punjabi-speaking areas of neighboring states. This page depicts the list of pro-Khalistan movement organizations.^[1]

Pro-Khalistan separatist organizations

1. Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De)
2. All India Sikh Students Federation^[2]
3. Council of Khalistan
4. Dal Khalsa
5. Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)
6. Sikh Federation (UK)
7. Sikhs for Justice
8. Waris Punjab De
9. World Sikh Organization
10. Akali Dal
11. All India Shiromani Akali Dal
12. Anandpur Khalsa Fouj (AKF)^[3][4][5]
13. Australian Sikh Council
14. Azad Khalistan
15. Bhindranwale Militant Group
16. California Sikh Youth Alliance
17. Kesri Lehar^[6]
18. Khalistan Affairs Center
19. Khalistan Caucus Foundation
20. Khalistan Center
21. Khalistan Guerrilla Force
22. Khalistan Liberation Front^[7]
23. Khalistan Liberation Organisation
24. Khalistan National Army
25. Khalistan Security Force
26. Khalsa Party
27. Lashkar-e-Khalsa^[8]
28. Malwa Kesri Commando Force
29. National Sikh Youth Federation
30. Panthic Committee^[9]
31. Pure Tigers
32. Royal Army of Khalistan^[10]
33. Sikh Federation International
34. Sikh International Organization
35. Sikh Youth Federation
36. Sikh Youth Federation Bhindranwale^[11]
37. Sikh Youth of Punjab^[12]
38. Sikh Youth (UK)
39. Tat Khalsa
40. World Sikh Parliament^[13]

Pro-Khalistan paramilitary organizations

Sr. No.	Name	Founder + year	Famous Actions
1.	Babbar Khalsa[14]	Bhai Talwinder Singh Parmar, Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar (1979)	See: List of actions by Babbar Khalsa
2.	Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan	Baba Gurbachan Singh Manochahal (1984)	Major encounter at Rataul village.
3.	Dashmesh Regiment	Bhai Seetal Singh Matewal, (1990)	Major encounter at Bolowali village.
4.	International Sikh Youth Federation[14]	Singh Sahib Jasbir Singh Rode, (23 September 1984)	based in the United Kingdom
5.	Khalistan Commando Force[14]	Manbir Singh Chaheru, (1986)	Assassination of Rtd Chief General of Indian army and an architect of Operation Blue Star Arun Vaidya, assassinations of leading culprits of 1984 Anti-Sikh riots Congress(I) Member of Parliament Lalit Maken, Arjan Dass and several other high-profile battles with Indian security forces.
6.	Khalistan Liberation Army	1990s	The Khalistan Liberation Army (KLA) is reputed to have been a wing of, or possibly a breakaway group from, the KLF.
7.	Khalistan Liberation Force[14]	Bhai Aroor Singh (1986)	Killing of SSP Gobind Ram, SSP A.S Brar, SP K.R.S Gill, Lt. Col. Satnam Singh, Ramkat Jatola, SP RS Tiwara, DSP Tara Chand, Major General B.N Kumar, Treasurer Balwant Singh, Lala Bhagwan Das, MLA Sat Pal Parashar, and others
8.	Khalistan Tiger Force	Jagtar Singh Tara (1990s)	Assassination of the former Chief Minister of Punjab Beant Singh in 1995.
9.	Khalistan Zindabad Force[14]	Bhai Ranjit Singh Neeta	Bomb blasts on trains and buses in Jammu, killing of DSP Devinder Sharma.
10.	Shaheed Khalsa Force	1997	SKF claimed credit for marketplace bombings in New Delhi in 1997.

Babbar Khalsa is listed as a terrorist organisation by the United Kingdom,^[15] the EU,^[16] Canada,^[17] India, and the United States.

See also

• Kharku
• Khalistan movement
• Insurgency in Punjab

Notes

1. Punjabi: ਖ਼ਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ, lit. ''Land of the Khalsa''; It is also commonly known as Sikhistan from the 1940s–1970s