Posters of pro-Khalistan rally glorifying 1985 Air India bombing accused go up in Canada
By India Today World Desk: Posters of a pro-Khalistan rally, glorifying Talwinder Parmar – the alleged mastermind of the 1985 Air India bombing, had been seen throughout a number of locations in Canada.
The poster referred to the separatist chief as ‘Shaheed Bhai Talwinder Parmar’ and marketed a automobile rally, scheduled for June 25 (Sunday), at 12.30 pm (native time).
Further, the poster sought an investigation into “India’s role in 1985 Kanishka bombing”.
Posters glorifying 1985 Air India bombing mastermind, Talwinder Parmar, seen in Canada (Source: Twitter)
The growth comes amid pro-Khalistan assaults on the Indian High Commission in Canada, apart from within the UK and the US.
Taking to Twitter, Terry Milewski, retired CBC correspondent and creator of “Blood for Blood – Fifty Years of the Global Khalistan Project”, mentioned Canadian Khalistanis have once more picked as their poster boy, the psychopath who bombed Air India – Talwinder Parmar.
“Ensuring that their reputation stays at rock-bottom, Canadian Khalistanis again pick as their poster boy the psychopath who bombed Air India, Talwinder Parmar. He murdered 331 innocents for nothing. And – a grotesque twist – he’ll be honoured at the memorial to his victims,” Terry Milewski wrote on Twitter.
In a collection of tweets, the creator mentioned, “It’s another mad bid to whitewash Canada’s worst-ever mass-murderer by demanding that Canada “examine India’s position” in the bombing. But decades of investigations proved that India had no such role and that Parmar led the bomb plot. The rally is about spreading a lie.”
It’s one other mad bid to whitewash Canada’s worst-ever mass-murderer by demanding that Canada “investigate India’s role” within the bombing. But a long time of investigations proved that India had no such position and that Parmar led the bomb plot. The rally is about spreading a lie. 2/2
— Terry Milewski (@CBCTerry) June 17, 2023
1985 AIR INDIA BOMBING AND INVESTIGATION
On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182, carrying 329 passengers and crew members, was blown midair off the coast of Ireland whereas en route from Toronto to London. The bombing resulted within the lack of all lives on board. As per preliminary hypothesis, Sikh extremists had been accused of sabotaging the flight and one suspect was convicted in 2003.
The sequence of occasions started when Canadian officers found three suspicious packages throughout a routine cease in Montreal. The packages had been subsequently faraway from the plane earlier than it continued its journey to London.
Approximately 45 minutes earlier than reaching its vacation spot, the aircraft disintegrated midair with none warning or misery calls being issued.
Irish naval authorities bringing ashore particles from an Air India Boeing 747 in Cork, Ireland, following the crash of the plane on 23 June 1985 that killed all 329 folks on board (Credits: AFP)
Following the disappearance of the plane from radar screens, emergency rescue groups had been instantly dispatched to the scene. However, no survivors had been discovered. The rescue groups managed to get well 131 our bodies from the ocean.
Airline officers initially suspected Sikh extremists of planting a bomb on the Air India flight. Subsequently, two suspects had been arrested two months after the tragic incident.
Canadian police alleged that Talwinder Singh Parmar was the mastermind behind the assault. However, expenses towards him had been dropped. Parmar was later killed by the police in India.
A file picture of 1985 Air India bombing mastermind, Talwinder Parmar
The different suspect, Inderjit Singh Reyat, a Sikh residing in Vancouver, pleaded responsible to manslaughter in reference to the bombing.
In 2003, Reyat was sentenced to 5 years in jail.
It is price noting that Reyat had beforehand acquired a 10-year jail sentence for his involvement in constructing a bomb that killed two baggage handlers at Japan’s Narita Airport on the identical day because the Flight 182 catastrophe.
Two extra suspects, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, had been arrested in 2000, however they had been acquitted in 2005 resulting from inadequate proof.
Sikh activist Ripudaman Singh Malik (centre) was discovered not responsible within the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight (Reuters/File picture)
In 2006, a Canadian fee was established to conduct an inquiry into the Air India Flight 182 bombing.
The fee launched a five-volume report in 2010, which concluded that the catastrophe was the results of a “cascading series of errors.”
The report particularly highlighted the failure of Canadian intelligence and safety businesses to share essential info with each other and their engagement in “turf wars.”
HOW CANADIAN PM TRUDEAU DESCRIBED 1985 AIR INDIA BOMBING
In 2018, 33 years after the 1985 Air India bombing, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described the incident because the “single worst terrorist attack” within the nation’s historical past, as he paid tributes to the 329 victims.
“On this day in 1985, Canadians awoke to news that defied belief, and left our country in a state of shock and suffering,” Trudeau mentioned, marking the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism in Canada.
“The Air India bombing remains the single worst terrorist attack in Canada’s history. This horrific act of malice and destruction left families and friends grieving the loss of loved ones, and brought pain that will never completely go away,” the prime minister mentioned.
“In times of tragedy and testing, Canadians have shown that the values which bring us together – inclusion, compassion, justice, and equality – are much stronger than the forces that try, and fail, to wedge us apart,” Trudeau mentioned.
“Terrorists believe, through cowardly and violent acts, that they can make us question not only our safety, but the democratic institutions that keep us safe. They are wrong. Canadians are for facts and diversity, not fear and division. Our society thrives on inclusivity, and these acts only strengthen our resolve for unity,” Trudeau mentioned.
He mentioned, “Canada condemns all forms of terrorism. We stand in solidarity with our allies, and the international community, in the ongoing fight to prevent radicalization and fight terrorism at home and abroad”.
“On behalf of the Government of Canada, I extend my condolences to everyone everywhere who has lost loved ones to terrorism. We also thank and honour those who work each day to keep our citizens, communities, and country safe,” he mentioned, referring to a number of terror assaults internationally.
