Harchand Singh Longowal (2 January 1932 − 20 August 1985) was the President of the Akali Dal during the Punjab insurgency of the 1980s.
After weeks of secret negotiations, Harcharnd Singh Longowal met the Prime Minister in Delhi and on July 23, 1985 signed an eleven-point memorandum covering all the major issues which had defied resolution since the Akalis had first presented their list of demands. Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer says that this was the most shameful and honour-less agreement ever signed by the Sikh leaders, as no demand of the Sikhs had been accepted. Those who had induced Longowal to sign this agreement included Prof. Atar Singh and Prithipal Singh Kapur.
Less than a month after signing the Punjab accord, Harchand Singh Longowal was shot and killed on 20 August 1985 at the gurdwara in village Sherpur, not far from Longowal, Punjab.
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