punjab problem(1)

Today i am going to touch a very emotive and explosive topic especially for the sikhs.Yes i will talk about the punjab terrorism,its genesis,people responsible,their possible motives etc.
                                                                                       For what i know the problem essentially started in the year 1973 with the passage of the anandpur sahib resolution(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anandpur_Resolution.)Now if you read carefully u will realize that most of the conditions mentioned there are concerned only with the sikhs.....the so called end of 'discrimination' towards them,giving them more representation in the army due to their martial nature,prevent the 'deterioration' of sikh religion etc.There is nothing wrong in these things except that punjab has got about 30-35 % hindus.
1)Why was govt. only concerned about sikhs in particular when the very basis of sikh religion is equality to all??????
2)Were they not sowing seeds of animosity between the communities by coming up with such lopsided resolution???
Anyways the most ambitious clause in the resolution was the adoption of federal setup with decentralisation of power making the states autonomous with only defence,communications,currency and foreign policy remaining under the govt.They might have even succeded in making punjab an independent country but for some tough decisions.Uptill this point the demands were purely political, with akalis trying to appease the majority community(sikhs in punjab)
                                                                 But tension was growing in rural punjab over different sects,who,according to akalis were weaning the sikhs away from the religion.Leading the protest was bhai fauja singh,a nihang well versed in the art of gatka and his group.....Akhand kirtani jatha.Another prominent leader, who would over the next few years alter the history of punjab,was also starting to assert himself.He was Jarnail singh Bhindranwale,who as the head of damdami taksal commanded considerable respect among the radical sikhs.Out of all these sects nirankari sect was the largest,and there were reports that its chief was spreading ill views about sikh gurus in public and openly denied their greatness.So under such conditions prevailing a clash was bound to occur.It happened on april 1978 in amritsar.Supposidly the sect head was giving some speach just near the golden temple ,,,,,akhand kirtani jatha ang bhindranwale group decided to do something.Against the wishes of many they marched out,about 150 of them towards the procession.Now what happened next is bone of contention between radical groups and other people.According to the police and administration bhai fauja sing and group attacked nirankari head and so for defensive purposes some had to be gunned down,but according to some sikhs the nirankaris attacked the first without any reason!!!!!In that clash 13 of the sikhs and 3 of the nirankaris lost their lives.
                                                                     This incident added fuel to the fire and the conflict between radical groups and nirankaris escalated and it resulted in ultimately the death of its head by a sikh in 1980.There was no turning back for the sikh right after this and it lead to one of the bloodiest and darkest period for the sikhs in the history of their existence.****cont tomorrow****