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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox Indian political party<br />
|party_name = Central Sikh League <br />
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|abbreviation = CSL<br />
|colorcode = #FF9933<br />
|leader = *Gajjan Singh<br />
*[[Baba Kharak Singh]]<br />
*[[Tara Singh (activist)|Tara Singh]]<br />
|spokesperson = <br />
|founder = [[Sardul Singh Kavishar]], [[Harchand Singh Lyallpuri]] and [[Sunder Singh Lyallpuri]]<br />
|foundation = 29 December 1919<br />
|dissolution = 16 October 1933<br />
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|merged = [[Khalsa Darbar]]<br />
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|ideology = *[[Sikhism]]<br />
*[[Indian independence movement|Indian Independence]]<br />
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'''Central Sikh League''' was a political party of the [[Sikh]]s. It was founded in [[Amritsar]] on 19 December 1919. The First Leader/President was Sardar Bahadur Sardar Gajjan Singh.<ref>Tuteja, K. L., Sikh Politics. Kurukshetra, 1979.</ref><br />
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The main objectives and aims of the league were the attainment of [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]] and the promotion of [[Khalsa Panth]].<ref>Gulati, K. C., The Akalis; Past and Present. Delhi, 1974.</ref><br />
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The league sought representation of the Sikh community in the [[Punjab Legislative Council (British India)|Punjab Legislative Council]], removal of restriction on carrying of [[Kirpan]] one of the religious symbols, and reforms of Sikh places of worship. In 1920 the League passed a resolution to support the [[Non Cooperation Movement]] started by [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. Central Sikh League also encouraged volunteers to carry on fight for [[Swaraj]].<ref>Teja Singh, The Gurdwara Reform Movement and the Sikh Awakening. Jalandhar, 1922.</ref><br />
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The League supported the [[Gurdwara Reform Movement]] and appointed an inquiry committee into the [[Nankana massacre]] of 20 February 1921. League also protested when the keys of [[Golden Temple|Darbar Sahib]] were taken by the British Government and again when Maharaja Ripudaman Singh of [[Nabha State]] by British Government.<ref>Nohar Singh, Giani, Azadi Dian Lahiran. Amritsar, 1960.</ref><br />
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