Dear Friends,

Immediately after the Ajnala incident, Vaishna Roy, Editor Frontline, comissioned me a story on Panjab present and past. Since the term Khalistan is bandied so often, I took the opportunity to flesh out the word a little bit. I also sought to explain that Panjab’s crises, is because the state – Central and State governments, all parties Akali Dal-BJP, Congress and now AAP – have failed in healing Panjab’s wounds, in delivering justice and development.

Magazine cycles are longer. After I submitted the story, Lawrence Bishnoi gave his interviews from prison, the police have launched a hunt for Amritpal Singh. I updated the story a bit but one can literally not keep pace with Panjab.

Anyway, here it is. I have requested Frontline to keep it out of paywall. Thank you to the edior, the magazine for both commissioning the story and making it accessible.

Please see here …