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Sukhdev Singh Jalwehra, born April 1st, 1955 in Daroli Khurd, Punjab, is a Sikh separatist and writer. He belongs to a Doad Rajput Sikh family of Punjab. Originally his parents were from a little village in Punjab, Jalwehra. He passed matriculation from Public High School, Panchhat-Narur, district Kapurthala under the auspices the Panjab University, Chandigarh. At the age of 18 , he joined the army as an electro-mechanical engineer (core EME, electrician trade). He was Electrician Class One, Map reading Class One, Driver Class Three, English class three and Hindi class three etc. His rank trade and army number were CFN/elect. 7111631. And after 6 years, he discharged. At the age of 27, he joined Delhi Police. In 1978, he passed diploma of television from Nitma institute, Karnat Place, New Delhi. In 1979 he toured the world. He visited: Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, Germany. From 1980 till 1982 he stayed in Germany. After that he did go back to India and joined Babbar Khalsa International (Parmar faction).

Relations

He was related to top-millitants like Manjeet Singh Babbar (His cousin brother) and Talwinder Singh Babbar (His wife is Manjeet Singh's wife's niece).

Migration to Belgium and problems he faced

In May 1985, Sukhdev migrated to Belgium. He got Amnesty International to fight his case and he got a stay as a political refugee. He was the first Sikh in the world to get a political stay as a refugee regarding the political situation in Punjab. He took permission from Jagjit Singh Chauhan, and opened an International Council of Khalistan Branch in Belgium (and also the Khalistan House) & he was its General Secretary. He faced a problem because the Sikhs weren't allowed to wear a turban on a photo for the driving licences or the passport. They had to remove their turban and then photograph. He fought the case and won, and the Sikhs where allowed to wear a turban on photo for the driving licences and passports. He also was the first turbaned Sikh in Belgium.

Actions in Belgium

He also started demonstrations each year on Februay 21, 1986 along with 70 other Belgian Sikhs. The demonstrations continued for another 19 years. The demonstrations included raising slogans against the atrocities committed by Indian government and in favour of Khalistan and its militants. At the end of the demonstartion the Indian flag - Tiranga was burnt in front of the Indian Embassy. He then stopped. Each year it was him who got the permission to do a demonstration before the Indian Embassy in Belgium. Hijacker Manjeet Singh Babbar was his cousin-brother. Manjeet did wanted and asked many times to Sukhdev to re-join Babbar Khalsa. Finally in 1990, Sukhdev re-joined Babbar Khalsa Parmar faction. On 15th August 1990, he opened a BKI office in Belgium and became its president. In 1993, when the Belgian King Baudouin I of Belgium died, Jalwehra went to the palace of the King along with some other Sikhs as the represantative of the whole Belgian Sikh community.

In November 1992, Ajaib Singh Bagri visited Belgium. He swore Sukhdev in as the leader to whole of Babbar Khalsa wing of Europe. He continued on this post till 1996. Then he and the other members of Babbar Khalsa had differences, to which Sukhdev quit the BKI. He opened his own Khalistan House, independently, and started working for a Khalistan. He has a good friend in President Council of Khalistan - Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh & Late Jagjit Singh Chauhan etc. In 2005, he published a map of Khalistan that is believed to be the most complete map of Khalistan (according to the Sikh history) ever. He runs the Khalistan House, Brussels.

Presently

Currently Sukhdev Singh Jalwerha is busy writing a Punjabi book about Sikhism: History of Sikh Motherland.