Punjab

Punjab is a state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian union territories of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Chandigarh to the east, the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest. It is bordered by Punjab, a province of Pakistan to the west.

The state covers an area of 50,362 square kilometers (19,445 square miles), 1.53% of India's total geographical area. It is the 20th-largest Indian state by area. With 27,704,236 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Punjab is the 16th-largest state by population, comprising 22 districts. Punjabi, written in the Gurmukhi script, is the most widely spoken and official language of the state.

The main ethnic group are the Punjabis, with Sikhs (57.7%) and Hindus (38.5%) as the dominant religious groups. The state capital is Chandigarh, a Union Territory, and the capital of the neighboring state of Haryana. The five tributary rivers of the Indus River from which the region took its name are the Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab, and Jhelum rivers: the Sutlej, Ravi, and Beas rivers flow through the Indian Punjab.

The Referendum

PUNJAB REFERENDUM is a campaign to liberate Punjab, currently occupied by India. The campaign aims to gage the will of the Punjabi people with regards to reestablishing Punjab as a nation state. Once we establish consensus on the question of independence, we will then present the case to the United Nations for reestablishing the country of Punjab.

Background

An independent commission reviewed the legal and historical basis for holding a non-governmental referendum on the right of Punjab to vote on their right to self-determination. The commision found that the referendum does substantially meet the accepted protocols and best practices for public votes and referendums so as to be considered a legitimate instrument of public debate helping further the peaceful resolution of the conflict to re-establish Punjab as a nation state.