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The Khalistan Liberation Force or KLF is a militant group, and is part of the Khalistan movement to create a Sikh homeland called Khalistan via armed struggle. The KLF appears to have been a loose association of scattered Khalistani groups. The KLF ''Jathebandi'' (organization) was founded by Aroor Singh and Sukhvinder Singh Babbar in 1986. Other KLF leaders who headed KLF after Aroor Singh were Avtar Singh Brahma (killed by Punjab police 22 July 1988),〔 Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala (Killed by Indian security forces on July 29, 1992), Navroop Singh (Killed by India on August 4, 1992) Kuldip Singh Keepa Shekhupura, and Navneet Singh Khadian (killed 25 Feb 1994).〔 After Navneet Singh Kadian KLF singhs hand over command to Dr. Pritam Singh Sekhon == KLF == The KLF was pure khalsa group during the 1980s and 1990s.〔("Bus explosion in India kills at least 14" ), CNN, 22 May 1996〕〔("Fatal bomb meant to disrupt Kashmiri elections" ), CNN, 21 Apr 1996〕 KLF was among the Sikh groups that claimed responsibility for the 1991 kidnapping of the Romanian chargé d'affaires in New Delhi, Liviu Radu. This appeared to be retaliation for Romanian arrests of KLF members suspected of the attempted assassination of Julio Ribeiro, 62, the Indian ambassador to Romania, in Bucharest.〔("World Notes India" ), Time magazine, 21 Oct 1991.〕 Radu was released unharmed after Sikh politicians criticized the action.〔("Secret Injustice: The Harpal Singh Case" ), Sikh Sentinel, 17 Sep 2003.〕 In the year 1991, Khalistan Liberation Force along with Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan and Dr. Sohan Singh (Head of Panthic Committee) etc. participated in the secret peace negotiations with India in the city of Ludhiana. These meetings were initiated by Union Minister of State for Home Subodh Kant Sahay on the orders of the (then) Prime Minister of India Chandra Shekhar. It is said that this peace effort was sabotaged by Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence. Former Indian Intelligence Bureau Joint Director, Maloy Krishna Dhar stated in a press report published by (The Hindu ) that “Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her ISI advisers were determined not to let peace succeed. Pakistan’s covert war in Jammu and Kashmir had exploded in 1990, and its establishment understood that the Punjab conflict tied down our troops, and threatened our logistical lines into Jammu and Kashmir.” The KLF was listed in 1995 one of the 4 "major militant groups" in the Khalistan movement. India, in the 1995 era, alleged that Pakistan provided Sikh militants with shelter and support.〔 The separatist movement was largely crushed in the mid-1990s.〔〔("An Indian Assessment: Low Intensity Conflicts & High Intensity Crime" ), South Asia Terrorism Portal〕 In 1999 it was reported that former KLF operative Manjinder Singh Issi, who took part in the Radu kidnapping, became disillusioned with KLF when he realized that its Pakistani supporters were more interested in disruptive violence in Punjab than Sikh autonomy.〔("Pakistan sabotaged Khalistan movement: Manjinder Issi" ), Rediff, 12 Mar 1999.〕 Arrests still occur as of 2005.〔(The Tribune, Chandigarh, India, "KLF militant alleges forcible confession" ) 18 January 2005〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Khalistan Liberation Force」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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