Constant Invocation of Khalistan: Another Page in BJP's book of Polarisation?
Last month India witnessed growing tensions with Canada after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of being responsible for the murder of a Canadian citizen known to be a Sikh separatist. This incident once again brought to the fore in India, conversations about Khalistan. The ruling party has often used the tag of 'Khalistani' to describe any movement that has it's roots in Punjab and the Sikh community, including the iconic farmers struggle. How did the Khalistan movement come to be, and is the BJP now using it to further its agendas? Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay explains in this episode of Itihaas ke panne.
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