Though the existence of demand for a separate Sikh state can be traced back to the period before Indian Independence, the violence associated with the demand had its origins only in the late 1970s, that surged through 1980s and early 1990s.
Not happy with Rawat's declaration, senior Congress Punjab leader Jakhar Tweeted, "Mr Rawats’s statement that 'elections will be fought under Sidhu, is baffling."