The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee elections in December 1954 returned a verdict totally in favour of Punjabi Suba. The electorate in this case was purely Sikh. Yet the Akali Dal was stoutly oppposed on the ...

A Punjabi speaking state – ‘Punjabi Suba’ in popular terminology became the focus of Sikhs’ political ambition. They pursued the demand with the full power of their will. They mobilised all their resources behind it ...