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  • Controversies and Justin Trudeau

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: Justin Trudeau, the twenty third Prime Minister of Canada, is a recognized title in India. Not as a result of he’s the pinnacle of state of certainly one of Punjabi’s most sought-after locations – to check, migrate or work – however as a result of he has at all times courted controversy since he got here to energy relating to India.

    He was sworn in because the Prime Minister in 2015 and first got here to India three years later in 2018. His first India journey too was marred with controversy as his reception in Mumbai was attended by Jaspal Atwal, a Khalistani convicted in 1986 for trying to homicide a minister within the Punjab Government Malkiat Singh Sidhu and likewise for assaulting the previous Premier of British Columbia, Ujjal Dosanjh.

    India was miffed with Jaspal’s attendance and cold-shouldered Trudeau who was accompanied by his spouse and three youngsters too. PM Modi met him on the sixth day of his arrival and voiced his displeasure and stated there was no place for individuals who misuse faith. On the identical journey, the then chief minister of Punjab Amrinder Singh refused to greet Trudeau in Amritsar, the place he had gone to go to the Golden Temple.

    Five years later, Trudeau got here to India once more, this time for the G20 Summit. Before he arrived in Delhi he started to bicker about G20 not inviting Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskky. After arriving in Delhi, he courted controversy once more as he defended the Khalistani extremists in Canada and their rights to protest `terming it as freedom of speech’. This naturally miffed India as there have been a collection of cases previously one 12 months the place Khalistani extremists have spoken in opposition to India and desecrated temples which included graffiti on Hindu temples and rallies calling out to protest in opposition to India and even threatening the protection of Indian diplomats. Posters had appeared placing a bounty on the heads of Indian diplomats working in Canada.

    India’s issues and complaints on the official and diplomat ranges yielded no outcomes.

    Meanwhile, Trudeau after discovering little or no assist in G20 was within the information once more – as his plane developed a technical snag because of which he was the final chief to depart India. He refused to simply accept India’s provide of flying him out in a particular plane which was saved on standby for him. He confined himself to his resort room for the 36 hours that he needed to keep again and refused to simply accept any courtesies prolonged by India. He left after his personal plane was rectified. He bought a whole lot of dangerous press again dwelling in Canada too.

    On returning to Canada, Trudeau stirred the hornet’s nest and in Parliament made allegations in opposition to India stating that the federal government was concerned within the killing of Khalistani extremist Harminder Singh Nijjar (who was a resident of Canada) who was discovered lifeless in June. He additionally went additional to state that he had communicated the identical to PM Modi, which PM Modi rubbished.

    The fallout of this assertion was unprecedented as Trudeau expelled an Indian diplomat, which was reciprocated in India. India went a step additional and has stopped issuing visas to Canadians till additional discover. The relations between the 2 nations have reached a diplomatic low and it is not a state of affairs that can normalise quickly.

    India has additionally requested Canada to downsize its diplomatic energy in India with a purpose to maintain parity with the energy of Indian diplomats in Canada.

    “Canadian diplomats are seen to interfere in our internal affairs,’” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had stated not too long ago.

    Trudeau has at all times supported the Khalistani motion in Canada, primarily for vote financial institution politics. His celebration is funded by Khalistanis and he has additionally been part of their rallies. The assist of Khalistani’s runs in his household, as his father Pierre Trudeau who was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada was accountable for providing asylum and welcoming Khalistani hardliners into Canada when the Punjab drawback was at its peak. The notorious Kanishka Aircrash additionally came about throughout his tenure.

    When and whether or not diplomatic ties between India and Canada will normalise, solely time will inform.

    “If PM Trudeau was to come out and say that he didn’t imply India was responsible for the killing of Harminder Singh Nijjar, there could be a possible thaw,’” urged an knowledgeable on India-Canada ties, including that till then Indian residents in Canada shall be on tenterhooks and Canadians wanting to come back to India must maintain on to their plans for some extra time.

    Meanwhile, Trudeau has been mired in controversy over expenses of corruption again dwelling in Canada. He has been subjected to investigation thrice by the Ethics Commissioner.

    Trudeau is merrily internet hosting his pal Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskky in Canada at current. He is pleading his assist to Ukraine, pretending to be oblivious to the challenges on his dwelling turf!

    NEW DELHI: Justin Trudeau, the twenty third Prime Minister of Canada, is a recognized title in India. Not as a result of he’s the pinnacle of state of certainly one of Punjabi’s most sought-after locations – to check, migrate or work – however as a result of he has at all times courted controversy since he got here to energy relating to India.

    He was sworn in because the Prime Minister in 2015 and first got here to India three years later in 2018. His first India journey too was marred with controversy as his reception in Mumbai was attended by Jaspal Atwal, a Khalistani convicted in 1986 for trying to homicide a minister within the Punjab Government Malkiat Singh Sidhu and likewise for assaulting the previous Premier of British Columbia, Ujjal Dosanjh.

    India was miffed with Jaspal’s attendance and cold-shouldered Trudeau who was accompanied by his spouse and three youngsters too. PM Modi met him on the sixth day of his arrival and voiced his displeasure and stated there was no place for individuals who misuse faith. On the identical journey, the then chief minister of Punjab Amrinder Singh refused to greet Trudeau in Amritsar, the place he had gone to go to the Golden Temple.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Five years later, Trudeau got here to India once more, this time for the G20 Summit. Before he arrived in Delhi he started to bicker about G20 not inviting Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskky. After arriving in Delhi, he courted controversy once more as he defended the Khalistani extremists in Canada and their rights to protest `terming it as freedom of speech’. This naturally miffed India as there have been a collection of cases previously one 12 months the place Khalistani extremists have spoken in opposition to India and desecrated temples which included graffiti on Hindu temples and rallies calling out to protest in opposition to India and even threatening the protection of Indian diplomats. Posters had appeared placing a bounty on the heads of Indian diplomats working in Canada.

    India’s issues and complaints on the official and diplomat ranges yielded no outcomes.

    Meanwhile, Trudeau after discovering little or no assist in G20 was within the information once more – as his plane developed a technical snag because of which he was the final chief to depart India. He refused to simply accept India’s provide of flying him out in a particular plane which was saved on standby for him. He confined himself to his resort room for the 36 hours that he needed to keep again and refused to simply accept any courtesies prolonged by India. He left after his personal plane was rectified. He bought a whole lot of dangerous press again dwelling in Canada too.

    On returning to Canada, Trudeau stirred the hornet’s nest and in Parliament made allegations in opposition to India stating that the federal government was concerned within the killing of Khalistani extremist Harminder Singh Nijjar (who was a resident of Canada) who was discovered lifeless in June. He additionally went additional to state that he had communicated the identical to PM Modi, which PM Modi rubbished.

    The fallout of this assertion was unprecedented as Trudeau expelled an Indian diplomat, which was reciprocated in India. India went a step additional and has stopped issuing visas to Canadians till additional discover. The relations between the 2 nations have reached a diplomatic low and it is not a state of affairs that can normalise quickly.

    India has additionally requested Canada to downsize its diplomatic energy in India with a purpose to maintain parity with the energy of Indian diplomats in Canada.

    “Canadian diplomats are seen to interfere in our internal affairs,’” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had stated not too long ago.

    Trudeau has at all times supported the Khalistani motion in Canada, primarily for vote financial institution politics. His celebration is funded by Khalistanis and he has additionally been part of their rallies. The assist of Khalistani’s runs in his household, as his father Pierre Trudeau who was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada was accountable for providing asylum and welcoming Khalistani hardliners into Canada when the Punjab drawback was at its peak. The notorious Kanishka Aircrash additionally came about throughout his tenure.

    When and whether or not diplomatic ties between India and Canada will normalise, solely time will inform.

    “If PM Trudeau was to come out and say that he didn’t imply India was responsible for the killing of Harminder Singh Nijjar, there could be a possible thaw,’” urged an knowledgeable on India-Canada ties, including that till then Indian residents in Canada shall be on tenterhooks and Canadians wanting to come back to India must maintain on to their plans for some extra time.

    Meanwhile, Trudeau has been mired in controversy over expenses of corruption again dwelling in Canada. He has been subjected to investigation thrice by the Ethics Commissioner.

    Trudeau is merrily internet hosting his pal Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskky in Canada at current. He is pleading his assist to Ukraine, pretending to be oblivious to the challenges on his dwelling turf!

  • US ‘deeply involved’ about allegations raised by Canadian PM Trudeau towards India: Blinken

    By PTI

    NEW YORK: The US is deeply involved in regards to the allegations raised by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau towards India on the killing of a Khalistani separatist in Canada, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated and Washington was “closely coordinating” with Ottawa on the problem and needs to see “accountability” within the case.

    Speaking at a press convention right here on Friday, Blinken stated the US has engaged straight with the Indian authorities on the problem and the most efficient factor could be the completion of this investigation.

    “Let me say a few things about this. First, we are deeply concerned about the allegations that Prime Minister Trudeau has raised,” the highest US diplomat stated in response to a query on Trudeau’s allegations towards India.

    Trudeau stated within the Canadian Parliament earlier this week that “Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of India and the killing” of Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18 in British Columbia.

    “We have been consulting all through very intently with our Canadian colleagues and never simply consulting, coordinating with them on this situation. And from our perspective, it’s vital that the Canadian investigation proceed, and it could be necessary that India work with the Canadians on this investigation. We need to see accountability, and it is necessary that the investigation run its course and result in that end result,’ Blinken stated.

    The high US diplomat was additionally requested about stories that President Joe Biden introduced the problem up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally.

    ALSO READ | Canada shared intelligence on Nijjar’s killing with India weeks in the past, says PM Trudeau

    “I’m not going to characterise or otherwise speak to diplomatic conversations that we have,” Blinken stated.

    “We’ve been engaged directly with the Indian government as well. And again, I think the most productive thing that can happen now is to see this investigation move forward and be completed. And we would hope that our Indian friends would cooperate with that investigation as well,” he added.

    “More broadly and you’ve heard me speak to this we are extremely vigilant about any instances of alleged transnational repression, something we take very, very seriously. And I think it’s important more broadly for the international system that any country that might consider engaging in such acts not do so. So it’s something that we’re also focused on in a much broader way,” he additional stated. 

    Nijjar, 45, the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), was certainly one of India’s most-wanted terrorists who carried a money reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head and was shot useless outdoors a gurdwara in Surrey within the western Canadian province of British Columbia on June 18.

    Tensions flared between India and Canada early this week following Trudeau’s explosive allegations.

    India angrily rejected the allegations as “absurd” and “motivated”, and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat transfer to Ottawa’s expulsion of an Indian official over the case.

    While Canada hasn’t but supplied any public proof to again its claims, a media report citing Canadian authorities sources stated that Ottawa’s allegations are primarily based on each human and indicators intelligence and inputs from an ally the Five Eye intelligence community.

    READ MORE | Why India Fears Khalistan Movement and the way Canada grew to become embroiled in a diplomatic spat

    The Five Eyes community is an intelligence alliance consisting of the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

    The Canadian authorities has amassed each human and indicators intelligence in a months-long investigation of the Sikh man’s loss of life that has infected relations with India, CBC News, a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, reported on Thursday quoting sources.

    That intelligence contains communications involving Indian officers themselves, together with Indian diplomats current in Canada, in response to Canadian authorities sources.

    Prime Minister Trudeau on Thursday stated Canada just isn’t seeking to “provoke or cause problems” with India as he urged New Delhi to take the matter “extremely seriously” and work with Ottawa to “uncover the truth”.

    India requested Canada to come back down onerous terrorists and anti-India parts working from its soil and suspended visa providers for Canadians.

    India additionally requested Canada to downsize its diplomatic employees within the nation, arguing that there ought to be parity in power and rank equivalence within the mutual diplomatic presence.

    The dimension of Canadian diplomatic employees in India is bigger than what New Delhi has in Canada.

    The India-Canada ties had been reeling below some pressure for the previous few months in view of accelerating actions of the pro-Khalistani parts within the North American nation.

    India believes the Trudeau authorities just isn’t addressing its real issues.

    READ MORE | Trudeau repeats allegations, says he is not seeking to ‘provoke’, urges India to work with Canada to uncover reality

    NEW YORK: The US is deeply involved in regards to the allegations raised by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau towards India on the killing of a Khalistani separatist in Canada, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated and Washington was “closely coordinating” with Ottawa on the problem and needs to see “accountability” within the case.

    Speaking at a press convention right here on Friday, Blinken stated the US has engaged straight with the Indian authorities on the problem and the most efficient factor could be the completion of this investigation.

    “Let me say a few things about this. First, we are deeply concerned about the allegations that Prime Minister Trudeau has raised,” the highest US diplomat stated in response to a query on Trudeau’s allegations towards India.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    Trudeau stated within the Canadian Parliament earlier this week that “Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of India and the killing” of Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18 in British Columbia.

    “We have been consulting all through very intently with our Canadian colleagues and never simply consulting, coordinating with them on this situation. And from our perspective, it’s vital that the Canadian investigation proceed, and it could be necessary that India work with the Canadians on this investigation. We need to see accountability, and it is necessary that the investigation run its course and result in that end result,’ Blinken stated.

    The high US diplomat was additionally requested about stories that President Joe Biden introduced the problem up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally.

    ALSO READ | Canada shared intelligence on Nijjar’s killing with India weeks in the past, says PM Trudeau

    “I’m not going to characterise or otherwise speak to diplomatic conversations that we have,” Blinken stated.

    “We’ve been engaged directly with the Indian government as well. And again, I think the most productive thing that can happen now is to see this investigation move forward and be completed. And we would hope that our Indian friends would cooperate with that investigation as well,” he added.

    “More broadly and you’ve heard me speak to this we are extremely vigilant about any instances of alleged transnational repression, something we take very, very seriously. And I think it’s important more broadly for the international system that any country that might consider engaging in such acts not do so. So it’s something that we’re also focused on in a much broader way,” he additional stated. 

    Nijjar, 45, the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), was certainly one of India’s most-wanted terrorists who carried a money reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head and was shot useless outdoors a gurdwara in Surrey within the western Canadian province of British Columbia on June 18.

    Tensions flared between India and Canada early this week following Trudeau’s explosive allegations.

    India angrily rejected the allegations as “absurd” and “motivated”, and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat transfer to Ottawa’s expulsion of an Indian official over the case.

    While Canada hasn’t but supplied any public proof to again its claims, a media report citing Canadian authorities sources stated that Ottawa’s allegations are primarily based on each human and indicators intelligence and inputs from an ally the Five Eye intelligence community.

    READ MORE | Why India Fears Khalistan Movement and the way Canada grew to become embroiled in a diplomatic spat

    The Five Eyes community is an intelligence alliance consisting of the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

    The Canadian authorities has amassed each human and indicators intelligence in a months-long investigation of the Sikh man’s loss of life that has infected relations with India, CBC News, a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, reported on Thursday quoting sources.

    That intelligence contains communications involving Indian officers themselves, together with Indian diplomats current in Canada, in response to Canadian authorities sources.

    Prime Minister Trudeau on Thursday stated Canada just isn’t seeking to “provoke or cause problems” with India as he urged New Delhi to take the matter “extremely seriously” and work with Ottawa to “uncover the truth”.

    India requested Canada to come back down onerous terrorists and anti-India parts working from its soil and suspended visa providers for Canadians.

    India additionally requested Canada to downsize its diplomatic employees within the nation, arguing that there ought to be parity in power and rank equivalence within the mutual diplomatic presence.

    The dimension of Canadian diplomatic employees in India is bigger than what New Delhi has in Canada.

    The India-Canada ties had been reeling below some pressure for the previous few months in view of accelerating actions of the pro-Khalistani parts within the North American nation.

    India believes the Trudeau authorities just isn’t addressing its real issues.

    READ MORE | Trudeau repeats allegations, says he is not seeking to ‘provoke’, urges India to work with Canada to uncover reality

  • Extra barricades exterior British High Commission in Delhi eliminated 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police have eliminated additional barricades exterior the UK High Commission right here however the safety stays intact, officers stated on Wednesday, a transfer that comes days after the tricolour on the Indian High Commission in London was pulled down by Khalistani activists.

    “The security arrangements outside the British High Commission here are intact. However, barricades placed on the pathway towards the Commission that created hurdles for commutation have been removed,” a senior police officer advised PTI.

    India on Sunday night time summoned the British Deputy High Commissioner and demanded a proof over the entire “absence of security” after movies of knocking down of the Indian flag on the Indian mission in London throughout a protest by pro-Khalistan parts emerged on social media.

    Top British officers have stated that the UK authorities will take the safety of the Indian High Commission “seriously”, as they condemned as “disgraceful” and “completely unacceptable” the vandalism on the Indian mission by a gaggle of protesters waving separatist Khalistani flags.

    NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police have eliminated additional barricades exterior the UK High Commission right here however the safety stays intact, officers stated on Wednesday, a transfer that comes days after the tricolour on the Indian High Commission in London was pulled down by Khalistani activists.

    “The security arrangements outside the British High Commission here are intact. However, barricades placed on the pathway towards the Commission that created hurdles for commutation have been removed,” a senior police officer advised PTI.

    India on Sunday night time summoned the British Deputy High Commissioner and demanded a proof over the entire “absence of security” after movies of knocking down of the Indian flag on the Indian mission in London throughout a protest by pro-Khalistan parts emerged on social media.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Top British officers have stated that the UK authorities will take the safety of the Indian High Commission “seriously”, as they condemned as “disgraceful” and “completely unacceptable” the vandalism on the Indian mission by a gaggle of protesters waving separatist Khalistani flags.

  • Those utilizing Sikh holy e book as defend can’t known as ‘waris’ of Punjab: CM Mann

    Express News Service

    AHMEDABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Sunday, stated, “Anyone who used the Sikh holy book as a shield at the police station cannot be called a waris (heir) of Punjab.” He additionally claimed that Khalistani supporters had been receiving funds from Pakistan and different nations.

    The ongoing turmoil within the state is being brought on by Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh and his supporters’ latest actions, he added.

    On the difficult legislation and order scenario in Amritsar on February 23, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann acknowledged that he is not going to enable peace in Punjab to be disturbed at any price.

    He stated, “they gathered a crowd under the cover of Shri Guru Granth Sahib. Everyone respects Guru Granth Sahib, and dharna protesting is a democratic right, but using Shri Guru Granth Sahib as a shield is not. If the police did not say anything to you out of respect for Guru Granth Sahib, you claim that you won. it’s not right; To prevent this from happening again, I would like religious scholars to advise everyone not to disguise themselves as such Guru Granth Sahib.”

    After attending a mass marriage ceremony perform, Panjab CM Bhagwant Mann was addressing a press convention in Bhavnagar metropolis of Gujarat on Sunday.

    Punjab CM Bhagwant Mannattending a mass marriage ceremony perform.

    Replying to a query about what he thought of pro-Khalistan slogans being raised in state following Singh’s incident, he stated “Do you believe 1,000 people (who were seen shouting pro Khalistan slogans) represent all of Punjab? Come to Punjab and see for yourself who is yelling such slogans. Only a handful of persons are behind this and they run their shops through funding
    from Pakistan and other foreign countries.”

    “Despite the fact that Rajasthan has a much larger border with Pakistan, why do drones (sent from Pakistan) land in Punjab rather than Rajasthan? Because their (Khalistani element’s) masters are in Pakistan and want to disrupt Punjab. But we will not allow them to succeed,” the CM acknowledged.

    Mann additionally termed the February 23 incident as minor and downplayed Singh’s alleged risk of extra violence within the coming days. “This is khayali pulao (daydreaming). Punjab has seen such black days in the past. The Punjab Police are capable of handling them and we will never allow anyone to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere,” he stated.

    Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

    Mann continued, “Several industries, including Tata Steel and companies from other countries, were arriving thanks to Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. These industries might not have arrived in Punjab today if the situation had been that awful in Punjab. Even NRIs are returning, and some who had intended to relocate abroad have since changed their minds. After six to seven months, Punjab will once more shine.”

    ALSO READ | Supporters of pro-Khalistani chief Amritpal Singh siege police station in Amritsar with weapons, swords

    The AAP chief additionally criticized the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the Centre over the questioning of Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) within the Delhi excise police case.

    “Raj Bhavans in the country are turning into BJP headquarters and governors are acting like BJP’s star campaigners. In a democracy, elected persons take decisions, not the selected ones. By arresting Satyendra Jain, these people want to shut down hospitals, and by imprisoning Manish Sisodia these people want to shut down schools but AAP knows how to fight and we are not afraid of the CBI or ED,” he stated.
     

    AHMEDABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Sunday, stated, “Anyone who used the Sikh holy book as a shield at the police station cannot be called a waris (heir) of Punjab.” He additionally claimed that Khalistani supporters had been receiving funds from Pakistan and different nations.

    The ongoing turmoil within the state is being brought on by Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh and his supporters’ latest actions, he added.

    On the difficult legislation and order scenario in Amritsar on February 23, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann acknowledged that he is not going to enable peace in Punjab to be disturbed at any price.

    He stated, “they gathered a crowd under the cover of Shri Guru Granth Sahib. Everyone respects Guru Granth Sahib, and dharna protesting is a democratic right, but using Shri Guru Granth Sahib as a shield is not. If the police did not say anything to you out of respect for Guru Granth Sahib, you claim that you won. it’s not right; To prevent this from happening again, I would like religious scholars to advise everyone not to disguise themselves as such Guru Granth Sahib.”

    After attending a mass marriage ceremony perform, Panjab CM Bhagwant Mann was addressing a press convention in Bhavnagar metropolis of Gujarat on Sunday.

    Punjab CM Bhagwant Mannattending a mass marriage ceremony perform.

    Replying to a query about what he thought of pro-Khalistan slogans being raised in state following Singh’s incident, he stated “Do you consider 1,000 folks (who had been seen shouting professional Khalistan slogans) symbolize all of Punjab? Come to Punjab and see for your self who’s yelling such slogans. Only a handful of individuals are behind this they usually run their retailers by way of funding
    from Pakistan and different overseas nations.”

    “Despite the fact that Rajasthan has a much larger border with Pakistan, why do drones (sent from Pakistan) land in Punjab rather than Rajasthan? Because their (Khalistani element’s) masters are in Pakistan and want to disrupt Punjab. But we will not allow them to succeed,” the CM acknowledged.

    Mann additionally termed the February 23 incident as minor and downplayed Singh’s alleged risk of extra violence within the coming days. “This is khayali pulao (daydreaming). Punjab has seen such black days in the past. The Punjab Police are capable of handling them and we will never allow anyone to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere,” he stated.

    Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

    Mann continued, “Several industries, including Tata Steel and companies from other countries, were arriving thanks to Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. These industries might not have arrived in Punjab today if the situation had been that awful in Punjab. Even NRIs are returning, and some who had intended to relocate abroad have since changed their minds. After six to seven months, Punjab will once more shine.”

    ALSO READ | Supporters of pro-Khalistani chief Amritpal Singh siege police station in Amritsar with weapons, swords

    The AAP chief additionally criticized the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the Centre over the questioning of Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) within the Delhi excise police case.

    “Raj Bhavans in the country are turning into BJP headquarters and governors are acting like BJP’s star campaigners. In a democracy, elected persons take decisions, not the selected ones. By arresting Satyendra Jain, these people want to shut down hospitals, and by imprisoning Manish Sisodia these people want to shut down schools but AAP knows how to fight and we are not afraid of the CBI or ED,” he stated.
     

  • Khalistani supporters obtain funds from Pakistan, different international locations, claims Punjab CM

    Express News Service

    AHMEDABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Sunday, mentioned, “Anyone who used the Sikh holy book as a shield at the police station cannot be called a waris (heir) of Punjab.” He additionally claimed that Khalistani supporters had been receiving funds from Pakistan and different international locations.

    The ongoing turmoil within the state is being attributable to Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh and his supporters’ latest actions, he added.

    On the difficult regulation and order state of affairs in Amritsar on February 23, Bhagwant Mann acknowledged that he won’t enable peace in Punjab to be disturbed at any price.

    He mentioned, “they mobilised a crowd under the cover of Shri Guru Granth Sahib. Everyone respects Guru Granth Sahib. Dharna protest is a democratic right. But using Shri Guru Granth Sahib as a shield is not. If the police did not say anything to you out of respect for Guru Granth Sahib, you claim that you won. it’s not right; To prevent this from happening again, I would like religious scholars to advise everyone not to disguise themselves as such Guru Granth Sahib.”

    After attending a mass marriage ceremony operate, Panjab CM Bhagwant Mann was addressing a press convention in Bhavnagar metropolis of Gujarat on Sunday.

    Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann attending a mass marriage ceremony operate.

    Replying to a query about what he considered pro-Khalistan slogans being raised within the state following Singh’s incident, he mentioned “Do you believe 1,000 people (who were seen shouting pro-Khalistan slogans) represent all of Punjab? Come to Punjab and see for yourself who is yelling such slogans. Only a handful of persons are behind this and they run their shops through funding from Pakistan and other foreign countries.”

    “Despite the fact that Rajasthan has a much larger border with Pakistan, why do drones (sent from Pakistan) land in Punjab rather than Rajasthan? Because their (Khalistani element’s) masters are in Pakistan and want to disrupt Punjab. But we will not allow them to succeed,” the CM acknowledged.

    Mann additionally termed the February 23 incident as minor and downplayed Singh’s alleged risk of extra violence within the coming days. “This is khayali pulao (daydreaming). Punjab has seen such black days in the past. The Punjab Police are capable of handling them and we will never allow anyone to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere,” he mentioned.

    Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

    Mann continued, “Several industries, including Tata Steel and companies from other countries, were arriving thanks to Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. These industries might not have arrived in Punjab today if the situation had been that awful in Punjab. Even NRIs are returning, and some who had intended to relocate abroad have since changed their minds. After six to seven months, Punjab will once more shine.”

    ALSO READ | Supporters of pro-Khalistani chief Amritpal Singh siege police station in Amritsar with weapons, swords

    The AAP chief additionally criticized the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the Centre over the questioning of Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) within the Delhi excise police case.

    “Raj Bhavans in the country are turning into BJP headquarters and governors are acting like BJP’s star campaigners. In a democracy, elected persons take decisions, not the selected ones. By arresting Satyendra Jain, these people want to shut down hospitals, and by imprisoning Manish Sisodia these people want to shut down schools but AAP knows how to fight and we are not afraid of the CBI or ED,” he mentioned.
     

    AHMEDABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Sunday, mentioned, “Anyone who used the Sikh holy book as a shield at the police station cannot be called a waris (heir) of Punjab.” He additionally claimed that Khalistani supporters had been receiving funds from Pakistan and different international locations.

    The ongoing turmoil within the state is being attributable to Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh and his supporters’ latest actions, he added.

    On the difficult regulation and order state of affairs in Amritsar on February 23, Bhagwant Mann acknowledged that he won’t enable peace in Punjab to be disturbed at any price.

    He mentioned, “they mobilised a crowd under the cover of Shri Guru Granth Sahib. Everyone respects Guru Granth Sahib. Dharna protest is a democratic right. But using Shri Guru Granth Sahib as a shield is not. If the police did not say anything to you out of respect for Guru Granth Sahib, you claim that you won. it’s not right; To prevent this from happening again, I would like religious scholars to advise everyone not to disguise themselves as such Guru Granth Sahib.”

    After attending a mass marriage ceremony operate, Panjab CM Bhagwant Mann was addressing a press convention in Bhavnagar metropolis of Gujarat on Sunday.

    Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann attending a mass marriage ceremony operate.

    Replying to a query about what he considered pro-Khalistan slogans being raised within the state following Singh’s incident, he mentioned “Do you believe 1,000 people (who were seen shouting pro-Khalistan slogans) represent all of Punjab? Come to Punjab and see for yourself who is yelling such slogans. Only a handful of persons are behind this and they run their shops through funding from Pakistan and other foreign countries.”

    “Despite the fact that Rajasthan has a much larger border with Pakistan, why do drones (sent from Pakistan) land in Punjab rather than Rajasthan? Because their (Khalistani element’s) masters are in Pakistan and want to disrupt Punjab. But we will not allow them to succeed,” the CM acknowledged.

    Mann additionally termed the February 23 incident as minor and downplayed Singh’s alleged risk of extra violence within the coming days. “This is khayali pulao (daydreaming). Punjab has seen such black days in the past. The Punjab Police are capable of handling them and we will never allow anyone to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere,” he mentioned.

    Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

    Mann continued, “Several industries, including Tata Steel and companies from other countries, were arriving thanks to Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. These industries might not have arrived in Punjab today if the situation had been that awful in Punjab. Even NRIs are returning, and some who had intended to relocate abroad have since changed their minds. After six to seven months, Punjab will once more shine.”

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    The AAP chief additionally criticized the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the Centre over the questioning of Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) within the Delhi excise police case.

    “Raj Bhavans in the country are turning into BJP headquarters and governors are acting like BJP’s star campaigners. In a democracy, elected persons take decisions, not the selected ones. By arresting Satyendra Jain, these people want to shut down hospitals, and by imprisoning Manish Sisodia these people want to shut down schools but AAP knows how to fight and we are not afraid of the CBI or ED,” he mentioned.
     

  • Told by NIA to not seem for now: Khalsa Aid

    The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has put look of worldwide NGO Khalsa Aid’s representatives on maintain for now in two of the three notices. Significantly, the company can also be not strict about others who’re deliberately not showing on the given dates.
    The NIA had issued notices to Khalsa Aid, farmer union chief Baldev Singh Sirsa, Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu together with journalists, radio host and principally Sikh activists in relation with an FIR registered in opposition to banned outfit Sikhs For Justice underneath the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act on December 15, 2020. The Indian Express has at the least 28 such names who have been issued notices in the identical case.
    All those that have acquired notices are lively within the farmer agitation over three farm legal guidelines.
    Khalsa Aid is current at Delhi borders serving to the protesters.
    “We have received a total of three notices. One of our trustees had appeared before NIA last Friday. They have not asked for reappearance. They also told us not to appear in the other two notices for now. NIA told us that they would call us if needed. This communication was before the latest farmer union meeting with the government. NIA asked about our projects and source of funding,” mentioned Amarpreet Singh of Khalsa Aid.
    He mentioned, “We had called farmer unions after seeing their press release following Wednesday meeting. We told them that we have also received notices. Farmer union representative told me to send a copy of notices…”

  • India In Close Touch With Sri Lanka For Early Release Of 36 Fishermen: MEA

    With the Sri Lankan Navy apprehending a number of Indian fishermen recently, India on Thursday said it is in close touch with the Lankan government to ensure consular access and facilitate the early release of the fishermen and their boats.

    At an online briefing, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said, “We have seen reports about apprehension of 36 Indian fishermen and five of their fishing vessels on December 14 and 15 by the Sri Lankan Navy. Similar information has also been received from the government of Tamil Nadu.”

    The government attaches high priority to this issue and we are in close touch with the government of Sri Lanka through our High Commission in Colombo and the Consulate in Jaffna to verify the information and to ensure consular access and facilitate the early release of the fishermen and their boats, he said in response to a question.

    The fishermen issue and the matter of fishing boats have been on the agenda of bilateral discussion between India and Sri Lanka for many years, Srivastava pointed out.

    The two governments have been seized of this essentially humanitarian matter at high levels and there exists a common understanding to handle the matter in a humanitarian way, he said.

    “The JWG, which is led on our side by Secretary, Department of Fisheries, is expected to address all the issues relating to the subject of fisheries between India and Sri Lanka including release of apprehended fishermen and fishing boats, modalities of communication between relevant authorities on the two sides, cooperation in dealing with issues related to livelihood of the fishing communities on both sides and such other matters as are mutually agreed upon,” he said.

    To a question on a violent group of Khalistani separatists desecrating Mahatma Gandhi”s statue outside the Indian embassy in Washington during a demonstration by Sikh-American youths in support of farmers protesting against the recently enacted agriculture laws in India, Srivastava said the Indian mission has strongly taken this up with US authorities concerned and sought an early investigation as well as action as per applicable law.

    The matter has also been taken up with the US embassy in Delhi and a similar message has been delivered to them, he said.

    On Bhutan and Israel establishing diplomatic relations recently, Srivastava said India has noted that the two countries have established formal diplomatic relations through their respective embassies on December 12.

  • Sikhs for Justice rally in London attracts no protesters, despite threats to ‘shut down’ the Indian mission

    ot a single protester tuned up at a Khalistani rally in support of farmers in India which had been advertised — by its organisers Sikhs for Justice — to be held in London on Thursday. Instead, the only people there were about 20 protesters from Jesuit Missions bemused to find the Indian high commission resembling a fortress. They were there on another protest — about “the unjust detention” of Father Stan Swamy, the 83-year-old Jesuit priest from Jharkhand jailed in Mumbai on what they say are “entirely false” charges.
    The SFJ outfit, banned by India, had threatened to “shut down” the Indian high commission in London and consulate in Birmingham on UN Human Rights Day during an “Indian Embassy Bandh”, saying it was “emboldened by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau” and “UK MPs”.
    The person leading the Jesuit protests, Paul Chitnis, told TOI: “He was harassed for a long time and then on October 8 he was taken into custody despite his age and having Parkinson’s disease. He has spent his entire life fighting on behalf of the poor and the adivasis. We demand the Indian government release Father Swamy from prison where he is at grave risk of catching Covid.”
    The Indian high commission was surrounded by barricades and guarded by police all day. The flop of the Khalistani rally was in stark contrast to last weekend when thousands had turned up for a farmers’ rally.
    Forty-nine Labour councillors, who represent areas with high proportions of the Punjabi community, have fired off a letter to UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab stating they “are very concerned by the Indian government’s reluctance to listen to their own citizens and their inadequate efforts to resolve the protest by peaceful negotiations with the farmers.”
    Instead the “state-controlled media” has been trying to portray the protesting farmers as “separatists, this is simply not true”, the letter states. “Their voice is being suppressed using tear gas, water cannon and sticks. The situation is now fast approaching a tipping point as the Indian government has now deployed thousands of paramilitary troops around the protesting farmers, leading to fears that the use of force is imminent,” it says, urging Raab to “urgently intervene to avoid this undemocratic suppression of human rights by the Indian government, in particular if it resorts to the use of force against its own citizens.”
    It also calls on him to “make representations to the ministry of foreign affairs” in India about the impact the new farm laws will have on British Sikhs and Punjabis.

  • Wanted Khalistani terrorist Paramjeet Singh Pamma spotted raising anti-India slogans outside Indian mission

    Khalistani terrorist Paramjeet Singh Pamma, who is on the National Investigation Agency’s most wanted list, was seen raising anti-India slogans at the Khalistani terror funded rally in London.

    Paramjeet Singh Pamma is wanted in India for his involvement with designated terror group Sikhs for Justice, which is funded by Pakistan ISI. He actively participates in anti-India activities. Pamma is also in contact with Pakistan’s ISI and Sikh-based terrorists in Pakistan.

    Khalistani” flags were also seen at a protest held outside the Indian High Commission in London on Sunday in support of the farmers protesting in New Delhi against the recently enacted farm laws.

    The protesters raised anti-India and pro-farmer slogans. A huge force of London police was seen deployed near the Indian High Commission as demonstrators gathered on Sunday.

  • 7 March 1990: When Khalistani Sikh extremists killed 22 Hindus and ruined dozens of families

    A ‘young’ and ‘vibrant’ man is face of the farmers’ protest against the three new farm laws that they think will take away their land. Indian ‘liberals’ are swooning over his ‘this is a revolution’ monologue. They romanticise the idea of ‘revolution’ to bring down a democratically elected government. Every turbaned man is Bhagat Singh incarnate for them. Except, they forget that Bhagat Singh stood up against imperial British rule and not democratic government.

    Interestingly, the actor and now-leader Deep Sidhu seems blank about the laws. To be honest, I am not even bothered by his ignorance. However, I have a problem with the way he whitewashes the terrorist acts of

    1990… I was six years old. On March 7 evening, my parents were spending some quality time with a family friend at their home in the residential area of Civil Hospital in Abohar, Punjab. They had planned to go to the Sadar Market (famous as Street Number 12 Market). Abohar is a small town in Fazilka district near the India-Pakistan border.

    As my sister and I were playing with the other kids, my parents canceled the plan to go to the market and decided to go back home instead. As we were preparing to leave for home, we heard loud gunshots. In a few minutes, the unprepared Civil Hospital was overwhelmed with dead bodies and injured people. I was too young to remember what had happened. However, over the years, the story has been told and retold to me by my parents and grandparents and some books, especially ‘Itihas Ke Jharokhe Se Abohar’ which detail the incident that scarred my childhood.

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