1.   Critics said this was a result of what they called his sycophancy, but the move was more widely seen as an attempt to calm Sikh militancy in Punjab.

2.   He began crushing the Sikh militancy, giving police sweeping powers to arrest suspects.

3.   He immediately began crushing the Sikh militancy, giving police sweeping powers to arrest suspects.

4.   Gill denies the charge, but has said at the same time that only his methods could have crushed Sikh militancy.

5.   He described the mandate as a vote against Congress corruption, and pledged not to allow Sikh militancy to rise again.

6.   A Sikh-Hindu coalition Wednesday formed a government in the northern Indian state of Punjab, two days after sweeping landmark elections after a decade of Sikh militancy.

7.   An euphoric Badal described the mandate a vote against Congress corruption during its five-tear rein and pledged not to allow Sikh militancy to rise again.

8.   Badal, a Sikh, also vowed not to fan Sikh militancy again.

9.   The slain Sikh leader had helped crush Sikh militancy.

10.   The Congress sought a renewed mandate during the election campaign for crushing Sikh militancy.