Sarbat Khalsa (1986)
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The Sarbat Khalsa of 1986 was one congregation of the Guru Khalsa Panth, including the
Damdami Taksal The Damdamī Ṭaksāl, Jatha Bhindra(n), or Sects of Sikhism, Sampardai Bhindra(n) is an orthodoxy, orthodox Khalsa Sikhism, Sikh cultural and educational organization, based in India. They are known for their teachings of ''Vidya (philosophy ...
,
Akal Takht The Akal Takht (; ), also spelt as Akal Takhat and historically known as Akal Bunga, is the most prominent of the Takht (Sikhism), five takhts (Seat (legal entity), seats of authority) of the Sikhs. Located within the Golden Temple, Darbar Sah ...
, Panthic Committee (Manochahal), Panthic Committee (Zaffarwal), Kharku Sikhs, Tarna Dal (Hariabelan), Tarna Dal (Baba Bakala), Bidhi Chand Dal and the Shiromani Budha Dal.


Events

The Sarbat Khalsa was declared on 16 January 1986 by the Damdami Taksal and the Kharku organizations. On 19 January, Surjit Singh Barnala's Barnala Jatha along with the Punjab Police attacked the Golden Temple, and 200 shots were fired in the complex towards them and away from them. Afterwards far more support had arrived for the Sarbat Khalsa, they occupied the offices of the Damdami Taksal. On 20 January they were expelled by the Kharkus at gunpoint. The Sarbat Khalsa's official date was 13 April 1986, on
Vaisakhi Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi or Mesadi, marks the first day of the month of Vaisakh and is traditionally celebrated annually on 13 April or sometimes 14 April. It is seen as a spring harvest celebration primarily in Punjab and Northern In ...
. The
Sarbat Khalsa Sarbat Khalsa (lit. meaning ''all the Khalsa''; Punjabi: ( Gurmukhi) pronunciation: ), was a biannual deliberative assembly (on the same lines as a Parliament in a Direct democracy) of the Sikhs held at Amritsar in Punjab during the 18th cent ...
was hosted by the Panj Pyare who went as the Panthic Committee. They were Jathedar Gurdev Singh Kaunke, Baba Gurbachan Singh Manochahal, Karnail Dhanna Singh, Jarnail Aroor Singh and Jarnail Wassan Singh Zaffarwal. During the Sarbat Khalsa an official declaration of Khalistan was made and the War for Khalistan against the Indian and Pakistani Governments was announced to the congregation of 600,000 Sikh. Further an official army to fight for Khalistan was created. It was the
Khalistan Commando Force The Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) is a Sikh Khalistani militant organisation operating in the state of Punjab, India with prominent members based in Canada, United Kingdom and Pakistan. Its objective is the creation of a Sikh independent stat ...
. The dissolution of the
SGPC The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee ( SGPC; Supreme Gurdwara Management Committee) is an organization in India responsible for the management of ''gurdwaras'', Sikh places of worship, in the states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and t ...
was also announced. The
Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Eternal Party'') is a centre-right Sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are ma ...
held a Sarbat Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib in protest to the Sarbat Khalsa in Amritsar and the Mahimanas (guests) included Bibi Bimal Kaur Khalsa, Sant Thakur Singh Bhindranwale and
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. After the Panj Pyare and the Mahimanas met and devised a plan for the betterment of the Guru Khalsa Panth and Sikh Qaum, all their Gurmattas were announced on loudspeaker to the entire congregation by Baba Gurbachan Singh Manochahal. Generally all
Sikhs Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Sikh'' ...
wore Kesri turbans, along with long Kirpans and other weapons. After the
Gurmata A Gurmata ( Punjabi: ਗੁਰਮਤਾ; literally, 'Guru's intention' or 'advice of the Guru'), alternatively romanized as Gurumatta, is an order upon a subject that affects the fundamental principles of Sikh religion and is binding upon all Si ...
came of the declaration of the Khalistan Liberation War and the Khalistan Confederacy the entire GurSangat was made to oblige to them, they gave Jaikaras and raised their swords and guns in the air in celebration. Multiple new war cries also came up such as " Bhindranwale Sant Sipahi, Sarkar ko kare Jhatkai" and " Beant Satwant Zindabad". They also declared the Tankhaiya of Jathedar Santa Singh Nihang, and Jathedar Amrik Singh Nihang was made the new Jathedar of the Budha Dal. Jathedar Kirpal Singh was also boycotted from the Akal Takht. There was also a formation of four Panthic Committees, the Panthic Committee (Manochahal), Dooja Panthic Committee, Panthic Committee (Zaffarwal) and Panthic Committee (Babbar). They also declared rebuilding of the
Akal Takht The Akal Takht (; ), also spelt as Akal Takhat and historically known as Akal Bunga, is the most prominent of the Takht (Sikhism), five takhts (Seat (legal entity), seats of authority) of the Sikhs. Located within the Golden Temple, Darbar Sah ...
and destroyed the earlier structure, due to the earlier one being done by the Indian Government and was known as the 'Sarkar Takht'. Behind the Akal Takht the Sikhs did a 22 gun salute, one more than the President's gun salute, to show their dominance over India. After the Sarbat Khalsa,
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was conducted on the 30 April 1986, they found no militants and one policeman was killed. They were only able to find one .12 bore shotgun and two Mausers.


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