Pro-Khalistan elements in Canada attracting Sikh youth through visa sponsorship

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PTI citing sources. According to PTI, they are offering sponsorship for their visas, but their primary intention is to manipulate these individuals into advancing their Khalistan-related goals within the Canadian territory.

The sources told PTI that Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose killing has led to a row between India and Canada, and other individuals like Moninder Singh Bual, Parminder Pangli, Bhagat Singh Brar have been using the lured Sikh youth to carry out their pro-Khalistan agenda from Canadian soil. Also Read: Nijjar killing row: ‘Canada has seen a lot of organized crime’, says Jaishankar Furthermore, they encountered a deficiency of manpower as a result of insufficient backing from the diaspora.

Pro-Khalistan extremists in Canada took advantage of this "demand and supply matrix" by introducing an innovative scheme: they offered sponsorship to susceptible Sikh youth from Punjab, enabling them to secure medium-skilled positions such as plumbers or truck drivers, or engage in religious roles like 'Sewadars,' 'Pathis,' and 'Ragis' in gurdwaras under their control, PTI reported. Also Read: India-Canada feud threatens to hurt trade and investment.

Here's what's at stake “These pro-Khalistan extremists sponsor visas of such Punjabi youth and visits to Canada in lieu of exploiting them for doing pro-Khalistan activities in Canada like participating in anti-India protests and programmes and conducting radical-religious congregations", sources told PTI. Subsequently, they identify and locate Indian youth and students in Canada who are struggling to financially support themselves and require assistance with various jobs and housing.