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Who are the Sikhs of Lakhimpur Kheri? Tracing their history, origin, livelihood -Tenzin Zompa

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Sikh families in the Terai region in Uttar Pradesh, of which Lakhimpur Kheri is a part, migrated to the region post Partition. Most of them practice farming.

New Delhi: Four farmers were among the eight killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri Sunday after a convoy of three SUVs hit protesting farmers in the district.

The four victims — Nachattar Singh (60), Lovepreet Singh (20), Daljeet Singh (35) and Gurvinder Singh (19) — belonged to Sikh farmer families, who had moved into the area after the Partition.

The district of Lakhimpur Kheri is home to the largest Sikh population in Uttar Pradesh, most of whom belong to the farming community.

According to the 2011 Census, 6,43,500 Sikh population live in Uttar Pradesh and of them, 94,388 are settled in Lakhimpur Kheri. However, they are a minority in the district as they constitute just 2.63 per cent of the district’s population.

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