On Saturday (eighth July), pro-Khalistani components participated in protest rallies in opposition to India, claiming the Indian businesses had been at the back of the assassination of Khalistani terrorists and ‘Sikhs For Justice’ chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Those rallies had been held in Canada, the UK and america.
All through the rally, Khalistani components desecrated the Indian flag. Movies went viral on social media in which they had been noticed burning two Indian flags. In probably the most movies, a pro-India guy was once brutally assaulted via Khalistanis when he attempted to pick out up the Indian flag from beneath their footwear.
Particularly, maximum rallies failed to draw toughen from the native Khalistanis. A number of locals and Indian neighborhood individuals got here out to counter Khalistanis’ makes an attempt via keeping Indian Nationwide Flag on the protest websites. Two Khalistanis had been additionally detained via the police following violence on the rally in Toronto.
Indian flag desecrated in Vancouver and Surrey
In an in depth video shared via Hindustan Instances, a Khalistani, whilst being detained, might be noticed elevating pro-Khalistan slogans.
In some other shot within the video, a pro-India guy was once being taken away via the police whilst pro-Khalistani components attempted to rate at him. Indian neighborhood raised Nationwide Flag to counter the Khalistani rally and raised ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ slogans.
Vijay Jain, a member of the Indian diaspora, accused the ruling Liberal Celebration in Canada of permitting such protests.
He stated, “This stress, what we see in the previous couple of years, has long past up. In particular, I might say after the Liberal Celebration has taken rate. We’re very involved as a result of we really feel that such actions injury the Indian and Canadian relationations, and we don’t need that to occur. We wish very robust India-Canada relationships.”
A an identical incident was once reported in Surrey, the place masses of Khalistanis accumulated on the protest web page. Twitter person Jagdeep Singh shared a video.
#KhalistanFreedomRally Italy ??
Masses of Sikhs Accumulated to Protest in opposition to the Political Assassination of Khalistan Referendum Activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey BC. @SikhPA percent.twitter.com/qEQ3E9oOHV
— Jagdeep Singh (Journalist) (@NyJagdeepsingh) July 8, 2023
In a video shared via ANI Editor Smita Prakash, Khalistanis had been noticed keeping the Khalistani flag whilst hanging a torn Indian flag at the railing. They beat up the flag with a shoe with slogans of ‘Khalistan Zindabad’ within the background.
Prakash wrote, “Make your Khalistan in downtown Toronto. Filthy chaps desecrating the Indian flag.”
Make your Khalistan in downtown Toronto. Filthy chaps desecrating the Indian flag. percent.twitter.com/7LCPwlY0O0
— Smita Prakash (@smitaprakash) July 9, 2023
Jagdeep Singh shared a video from Italy the place a Khalistani was once giving a speech in Italian whilst some other Khalistani was once status at the Indian flag.
#KhalistanFreedomRally Italy ??
Masses of Sikhs Accumulated to Protest in opposition to the Political Assassination of Khalistan Referendum Activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey BC. @SikhPA percent.twitter.com/qEQ3E9oOHV
— Jagdeep Singh (Journalist) (@NyJagdeepsingh) July 8, 2023
Prevent Hindu Hate Advocacy Community (SHHAN) shared a video from Vancouver the place Khalistani’s burnt an Indian flag. Round 50 Khalistanis accumulated to enroll in the ‘Kill India’ protest rally.
Indian flag burned in Vancouver #Khalistan rally. percent.twitter.com/FbQgCRjy9n
— Prevent Hindu Hate Advocacy Community (SHHAN) (@HinduHate) July 9, 2023
In some other video, a member of the Indian neighborhood was once brutally trashed via Khalistanis for seeking to save the Indian flag.
Indian flag burned via Canadian electorate in Vancouver all through an anti-India rally. A professional-India guy was once crushed with footwear. #CanadianTerrorists #SanctionCanada #CanadaBanegaKhalistan https://t.co/GeowePPCtY percent.twitter.com/VdPwRROzNv
— Prevent Hindu Hate Advocacy Community (SHHAN) (@HinduHate) July 9, 2023
Nijjar was once killed on 18th June, and because then, Khalistanis have accused Indian businesses of his assassination. Nijjar was once a identified affiliate of Sikhs For Justice’s leader Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
After Nijjar’s homicide, a number of Khalistani components, together with Pannun, went underground. There have been rumours that Pannun was once additionally killed in a street twist of fate, which was once later debunked.
Following the accusations and threats to Indian diplomats in nations like Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, the Minister of Exterior Affairs, Executive of India, has expressed its considerations to its opposite numbers and requested to take strict motion in opposition to the pro-Khalistani components on their land.