AnantS
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"The Kandi region spanning from Kashmir region, Punjab and Haryana is the transitional zone between the Shiwaliks and the plains. Kandi area of Punjab is a sub-mountainous zone that stretches in a thin belt along the northeastern border of the state of Punjab, and comprises the Punjab Shiwaliks and strip of undulating land below the hills in the districts of Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Fatehgarh Sahib and Ropar, with a length and width of 161 km and 10 km, respectively."see: http://pubs.sciepub.com/aees/1/4/3/@asingh10 @AnantS @Bornubus Kandi area just means Hoshiarpur & Anandpur sahib. Basically dharam survived near Shivaliks. We also used to do nakas against khalistanis in 80s.
Admit, area is exception though. Most in Punjab still do secretly, it's 'politically incorrect'
I can show you nri sikhs even monas who go to mandir more than gurudawara & they are Jatt.
Khalistan even abroad is dead, just hatred for Badal & drug gangs. Especially when Badal gets awards from akal takht.
I agree the numerically weaker Jatts(or even other Sikhs like Bedi-Khatri, Saini etc) in Kandi area in HP, Haryana and in punjab are as you say are believers in Hindu faith. But in rest of Punjab again as you said, its politically correct to vilify hindu/ism.
Most of the Canadian /US gurdwaras have pictures of Khali terrorists. The recent gathering of more than 100000 signatures in US in a petition to Obama, asked him to pressurize India in releasing Beant Killer from Jail, tells that Khali sympathizers are numerically significant. Or the Big Khali jatha during basant panchami parade in vancouver, or even in recent "beadabi" protests, vilyfying of Indian Govt and raising of Khali slogans tells there is thriving support to these elements within and outside. Khali undercurrent was there before 04 too, but with internet/social media it has made more inroads.
correct me, in Muktsar - Abohar area, isnt post/bhukki+sharabh slyly promoted by all hues because it actually brings them votes? bhukki culture readily absorbed drugs and then spread it to other parts of Punjab also.