SFG organises Khalistan referendum in Canada as Modi talks extremism with Justin Trudeau
The Hindustan Times, this development coincided with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing India's deep apprehensions regarding the ongoing anti-India activities involving extremist factions in Canada to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the same day. The voting occurred at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, the very gurdwara that was previously led by Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the prominent figure of SFJ in the province.
Tragically, Nijjar was fatally shot by unidentified attackers in the gurdwara's parking lot on June 18. Also Read: G20 Summit: UK PM Rishi Sunak speaks on Khalistan issue says 'won't tolerate it in the UK' While SFJ has accused India of being responsible for Nijjar's assassination, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), which is handling the case, has not made any arrests in connection with the murder and has not officially determined a motive for the crime.
Despite India's repeated expressions of concern to the Canadian government regarding the use of Canadian territory for separatist activities, it appears that there is unlikely to be any immediate action taken in response. Also Read: Khalistani separatist calls on Kashmiri Muslims to disrupt G20 Summit in Delhi This sentiment was echoed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his media briefing in New Delhi, where he was attending the G20 leaders' summit and had a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi on the sidelines of the event.
“Diaspora Canadians make up a huge proportion of our country, and they should be able to express themselves and make their choices without interference from any of the many countries that we know are involved in interference challenges," he said. Also Read: ‘Canada will always defend freedom of
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