January 1, 1961 - Over 55,000 Sikhs Court Arrest for Punjabi Suba Movement

>###Today in Panjab History: >The number of Sikhs who have courted arrest for the Punjabi Suba movement reaches 57,129. Initiated by Sikhs, the Punjabi Suba movement was a political agitation advocating for a Panjabi-speaking state, a promise made before India's Independence from Britain. >Sikhs engaged in this movement to assert their linguistic and cultural rights, enduring violence and persecution from the Indian government aimed at suppressing Sikh voices. While Punjabi Suba was eventually realized in November 1966, its fulfillment was partial, excluding Chandigarh and other Panjabi-speaking regions from the newly formed state.