The Indian propaganda machine has consistently portrayed the aspiration for Sikh Sovereignty, Khalistan, as a manifestation of violent extremism. This portrayal serves as a tool to sustain the exploitation of Sikh land, Panjab, while justifying a violent repression.

The Indian State's actions have led to the "disappearances" of over 200,000 Sikh youth through extrajudicial killings. These lives were discarded in rivers and mass crematoriums, and today, a drug epidemic has been deliberately unleashed, targeting the upcoming generation of Sikhs for eradication. Those who dare to challenge this find themselves incarcerated in Indian prisons, while those responsible for drug distribution enjoy protection from the state. Panjab's underground water table will disappear in less than a decade due to illegal diversion of its river water, and Panjab's farmers die by the highest suicide rates in the world.

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This is the juncture where Sikhs must firmly establish a boundary. The Indian State, despite its democratic facade, perpetrates a relentless genocide against the Sikh community. The goal of Khalistan however is not powered by a list of grievances, but by the patshahi (sovereignty) Sikhs have been blessed with by their guru. The Khalistan movement was initiated as a resistance to oppression, with a commitment to provide refuge for all oppressed and marginalized people. The Sikh panth moves forward with this belief in its pursuit for sovereignty.