The Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) advocates an independent state of Punjab where the majority Sikh population of 60% of the region can exercise control of the state and establish a nation.
They represent the ethos which fear the submersion of the Sikh identity into majority Hindu India and much of their polemic is thrust on an overt and at times covert clash with Hindus particularly organizations such as Shiv Sena, VHP and RSS.