Gurmit Singh Aulakh

Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh

Dr.Gurmit Singh Aulakh has served as the unelected President of the Council of Khalistan, a USA based organization since its inception. It is distinct from the British based "Khalistan Council". It received the Non-Governmental Status at the United Nations in 1987. He has done extensive lobbying with sympathetic politicians in USA. Dr. Paramjit Singh Ajrawat is a close associate.

According to CAK documents, "On October 7, 1987, the Sikh Nation declared its independence from India, naming its new country Khalistan. The Council of Khalistan is the government pro tempore of Khalistan, leading the Sikh struggle for freedom."

Aulakh received his Doctorate from Howard University and served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. He authored over 25 scientific papers and has collaborated with members of the National Cancer Institute enviral research.

Honors received

He received the "Quaid-E-Azam M.A. Jinnah award" by the Pakistan Association of Greater Houston in 1997, and the Pakistanis in USA have awarded him "Lifetime Achievement award" in 2000. sure fire proof of Khalistan's independent credentials.

On Ja. 30, 2001, Dan Burton mentioned in the Congressional records that an organization "Persecuted Church of India" had thanked Aulakh for his efforts.

On Oct. 14, 1999, John Dollittle stated in the House of Representatives that "the Council of Khalistan, held October 9 and 10 in New York, the delegates passed a resolution to nominate Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh, President of the Council of Khalistan, for the Nobel Peace Prize. I believe that he would be an excellent candidate."

On Oct. 13, 1999, Edolphus Towns stated in the Congressional records that Aulakh has been declared "Khalistan Man of the Year. "

Views (Quotes)

"India is not one nation but a conglomerate of nations held together against the will of the people," said Dr. Aulakh. "Like the Soviet Union, India too will disintegrate into its natural parts" [1] (1993)

"India is not a single country, as America is. It has 18 official languages. The breakup of India is inevitable. (In a letter to Bill Clinton, April 19, 2000)

"Punjab, Khalistan is a natural buffer between India and Pakistan. Sikhs are committed to make Punjab a nuclear-free zone now and in the future. " [2]

"If a Sikh is not for Khalistan, he is not a Sikh" [3]

"August 15 is a day of mourning for the genocide against the Sikhs, Kashmiris, Christians, Indian-Muslims, Assamese, Bengalis, Manipuris, Tripurians, Tamils, Dalits and other minority nations enslaved in India. " [4]

"Based on these and other pieces of India's pattern of terrorism, the time has come for India to be declared a terrorist state" [5]

"India has murdered over 250,000 Sikhs since 1984, according to The Politics of Genocide by Inderjit Singh Jaijee. It has also murdered more than 200,000 Christians in Nagaland, over 65,000 Kashmiri Muslims, and tens of thousands of other citizens living in the minority nations within India's borders. As Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Cal.) said, for the minorities living under its rule, "India might as well be Nazi Germany." (In a letter to Bill Clinton, April 19, 2000)

Lobbying and Political Connections in USA and UK

Dr. Aulakh has been a dedicated lobbyist for the Khalistan cause and was able to receive significant support from a few politicials.

Prominent Khalistan supporters

The major politicians who have worked with Aulakh incluse the following.

• Edolphus Towns, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, from New York. He has been a supporter of Khalistan and Nagalim. In the US House of Representatives on 26/27 July 2000, a statement by him, John T. Doolittle of California, and Dan Burton of Indiana stated:

"1. India's campaign of terror against minorities is clearly designed to wipe out the minorities. It is time to declare India a terrorist state and it is time to cut off American aid to India to help strengthen the hand of human rights there. And we should support self-determination for all the minority nations seeking their freedom from India. The predominantly Christian nation of Nagalim, which India holds, is about to begin talks with the Indian government of their political status. I hope that these talks w ill be the beginning of freedom not just for the people of Nagalim but for all the minority peoples and nations of South Asia."

"2. Strong action must be taken. We should cut off India's aid until human rights are respected. We should demand self-determination for the people of Khalistan, Kashmir, Nagalim, and the other minority nations under Indian rule in the form of a free and fair plebiscite on the question of independence. That is the way democratic nations do it. Is India the democracy it claims to be or not?" [6]

• Dan Burton, member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana. He has been a supporter of an independent Kashmir and Khalistan. [7]. On Oct. 7, 1994, he declared in the U.S. House of Representatives [8]recognizing the "seventh anniversary of the declaration of Khalistan":

"On October 7, 1987, 10 years ago today, major Sikh organizations in Punjab and around the world declared the independence of Khalistan--their homeland. I rise today in part to mark this important and solemn day. The fact that this independence movement has persisted for 7 years under the withering oppression of Indian security forces is a tribute to the Sikh people."

"I rise also to recognize the work of the Council of Khalistan, based here in Washington, DC, and supported by Sikh communities across the country. Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh, the president of the Council of Khalistan, has worked tirelessly over the last 7 years to bring the suffering of the Sikhs to the attention of the Congress, the administration, and the world community."

• Jesse Helms, former five-term Republican U.S. Senator from North Carolina. About two decades ago, he had circumvented the State Department's refusal of a visa to separatist Khalistan activist Jagjit Singh Chauhan by inviting him to testify before a Senate agriculture committee he headed. [9]

• Lord Avebury is a member of the British House of Lords. He has been an active supporter of the Kashmir separationist movements [10]. He is the founder of "Friends of Kashmir". Aulakh reported in an interview "I just met him the other day when I was in London. He has long supported the independence of Khalistan and, of course, Kashmir. In May, he made a very important statement to the House of Lords supporting our aims". In a Sept. 1995 interview Lord Avebury stated:

"The tendencies in India will follow those in other parts of the world, a centrifugalism, .... I'm thinking of the break-up of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia."

Anti-India Legislations

The friends of Aulakh have been active in introducing anti-India legislations and have opposed aid to India.

In 1997, HR 182, the Human Rights in India Act, was sponsored by Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) and Rep. Gary Condit (D-CA). to cut-off U.S. development aid to India until the president certifies to Congress that India has taken "certain steps to prevent human rights abuses" in India. Another resolution, H. Con. Res. 37, sponsored by Condit and Rep. Dana Rohrbacher (R-CA) called for an internationally-supervised plebiscite in Punjab on the question of independence for the region. Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh of the Council of Khalistan was involved in these legislations [11].

Dan Burton introduced H.R. 4641 in 1990 to terminates United States developmental assistance for India in regards to "barbaric atrocities were being committed against the Sikh and Kashmiri communities by the India regime" [12].

Other Notable Successes

• Meeting with President Bush, December 16, 2003
• In New Jersey spoke at a fund-raising "reception" for Torricelli in Glen Rock. September 24, 1997

Passing resolution to get aid cut to India in 1992. This had a major impact on India's persecution of Sikhs.

President Clinton December 6 1995 writing to the the USA Embassy in India to express concern to India regarding the human rights situation in the Punjab

'As a result of the letter of the 65 Members of Congress, President Clinton wrote a letter to Congressman Gary Condit, the initiator of the letter to express that he, too, is `concerned by reports regarding Jaswant Singh Khalra.' The President stated that the `U.S. Embassy in New Delhi has already made inquiries into these allegations with various Indian Government agencies, and Ambassador Wisner has raiser the issue with high-ranking officials.'

Turning up the pressure on India even further, Congressman Condit is sending a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Boutros-Boutros Ghali, in which he asks the United Nations to `issue a strong statement condemning the murders of over 25,000 Sikhs' and to `demand the release of Mr. Khalra by India immediately.'

See also

• Jagjit Singh Chauhan
• Operation Blue Star
• Khalistan.com Council of Khalistan official site

Links

• Beyond Khalistan? The Sikh Diaspora and the International Order