1.   The nights belonged to the several extremist groups demanding an independent Sikh state.

2.   The temple had become a center for radicals seeking an independent Sikh state, an issue that polarized the Sikh diaspora around the world.

3.   Nearly a dozen militant outfits fought for a separate Sikh state in Punjab that they would call Khalistan, or Land of Pure.

4.   The Khalistan Liberation Force wants a Sikh state in Punjab, where members of the Sikh faith are a slight majority.

5.   The Khalistan Liberation Force wants to establish a Sikh state in Punjab, where members of the Sikh religion are a slight majority.

6.   The Khalistan Liberation Force wants to establish an independent Sikh state in Punjab, where members of the Sikh religion are a slight majority.

7.   Their demand for a separate Sikh state grew militant, and was seized upon by the manipulative prime minister, Indira Gandhi, to further her own political ends.

8.   Canadian Government investigators have blamed supporters of an independent Sikh state for the bombing, but no formal charges have ever been laid.

9.   The rebels, who espoused a separate Sikh state called Khalistan, were killed.

10.   The KLF, run by members of the Sikh religion, is pressing for a Sikh state in Punjab where they represent a slight majority.