Sikh Policies Of Indira Gandhi And The Sikh Separatist Movement

The paper addresses the policy of Indira Gandhi to dispose of the problem of Sikhs in India. She adapted different policies aiming at Sikhs different requirements in her administration.Sikhs is the fourth biggest religion in India, accounting for 2% population. The conflict of religion in India is very difficult to tackle for many years, and it is the obstacle of Indian development of modernization too. It is well known that the conflict between Hindus and Muslims has been many years .In fact, after the partition, the conflict of Hindus and Sikhs became more and more distinct. For many years, Sikhs always struggled against Hindu's supplant and strike. The problem of Sikhs has become the most prominent obstacle that influences the development of Indian society. Sikhs and Hindus increasingly confront in local and central government, and this has developed spectacul automonous movement that greatly influenced Indian politics. It has been one of the most conspicuous events.At Indira Gandhf first Prime Ministership phrase, she satisfied Sikhs'demands and made a decision to divide the Panjab language province. It was not long that the Akali Dal-the represent of Sikhs-further demanded more rights and exerted presure to government again. Indira Gandhi gave her words in appearance, but didn't come into effect in fact In her second ministerial phase, for her election success in Panjab and for consolidating her position, Indira Gandhi discarded secular politics and resorted to religious factor. She vigorously propped up the extremism religious leader Bhindranwale. The Akali Dal also resorted to religion when they couldn't attain their demands. At last, this made the problem more and more thorny. Indira Gandhi couldn't bear for any time. In June 1984 the Indian Army entered the Golden Temple and killed and hurted many Sikhs.This was well-known "blue star" movement. It deeply hurted Sikh's religion emotion. Indira herself also paid a high price for it. In October the same year, She was killed in the premier mansion by her two Sikh guards.Indira Gandhi was constitutor and executor of the policies to Sikhs, and she died of this policies, too. This was because of political, economic, religious and social factors. A important factor is political parties to instigate religion emotion for themself profits; the conflict of religion is the deep-seated reason; the improper disposal of central government and economec factors are very principal aspects, too.