LONDON: Pro-Khalistan Sikhs have demanded the removal of Indian High Commissioner in the UK, Vikram Doraiswami as they expressed support for Canada and protested against India’s alleged interference in pro-Khalistan activities in the UK, Canada, and other countries.
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The Sikhs rallied at the Indian High Commission in London to demonstrate against what they perceived as Indian involvement in pro-Khalistan activities. While chanting slogans demanding closing down Indian Missions and expel High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami, the protesters pledged to continue their activism in support of the Sikh right to self-determination through the global Khalistan Referendum campaign.
They also carried posters of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was tragically killed in July this year by Indian state agents on Canadian soil.
The UK-EU Coordinator of the Khalistan Referendum, Paramjeet Singh Pamma explained the decision to prevent Doraiswami’s entry into Glasgow Gurdwara Sahib, saying, “The Sikh Sangat has collectively decided that Indian agents should not be permitted to visit the Gurdwaras Sahib. They do not come to pray or show respect; instead, they come to spy on Sikhs and propagate falsehoods created by the Hindutva Modi government.”
“Now there is no doubt that Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was assassinated by the Indian agents working under the supervision of Indian High Commission in Canada solely for leading the Khalistan Referendum campaign in Canada,” stated Paramjeet Singh Pamma, UK-EU coordinator of Khalistan Referendum.
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“Nijjar was like my real brother. We campaigned together and worked together under the banner of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ). He was a dedicated man whose mission in life was the creation of Khalistan. India assassinated him but has created tens of thousands of more Nijjars who are motivated by the same ideological desire for the state of Khalistan,” said Pamma.
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According to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Hardeep Singh Nijjar was assassinated by Indian agents in Canada on June 18.
Nijjar was the Chief Coordinator of Khalistan Referendum campaign in Canada and was a close associate of UK-based Paramjeet Singh Pamma. Nijjar was a close associate of Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who is Counsel General of ‘Sikhs For Justice’ (SFJ), the advocacy group running Khalistan Referendum globally. Nijjar, Pamma along with Pannun were designated terrorist by the Indian government in 2020.
He was also President of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in British Columbia – Canada’s biggest Gurdawara.
SFJ UK Coordinator Dupinderjeet Singh stated that with Nijjar’s assassination by Indian agents on Canadian soil, it has been conclusively established that India is a terrorist state which uses violence to crush political opinion. “We will continue to respond to India’s violence with vote and India’s bullet with ballot,” Dupinderjeet Singh said further.
The Sikh demonstrators also accused Indian government of killing another pro-Khalistan activist Avtar Singh Khanda in the UK – three days before Nijjar’s murder in Canada.
Sikh For Justice (SFJ) and Sikh Federation UK had organized the protest where demonstrators chanted slogans in favour of Azad Khalistan.
The demonstrators urged the world community to take action against India’s alleged acts of terrorism as they voiced their concerns regarding the safety of Sikh community members. The protesters believed that India’s control over Sikhs would not endure indefinitely.
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The participants were of the view that the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar has made it clear to the whole world that India wants to exterminate Sikhs and other minorities. They vowed that Sikhs worldwide are prepared to make sacrifices but remain unwavering in their commitment to the Khalistan movement.
While honouring Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, they stated that he has brought India’s alleged involvement in terrorism to the global stage. The protesters also urged Britain not to overlook Sikh sufferings in pursuit of a trade deal with India.
