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An activist primarily based in Surrey, B.C., who was a good friend and affiliate of the assassinated pro-Khalistan advocate Hardeep Singh Nijjar, says he has been warned by police that he may very well be in critical hazard.
The Khalistan motion refers to a Sikh separatist motion that seeks to create an impartial Sikh state in elements of northern India.
Narinder Singh Randhawa stated he was referred to as by Surrey police on Saturday whereas he was within the Vaisakhi Parade in Vancouver.
He stated police issued a “obligation to warn,” which suggests there’s a danger of serious hurt to him.
Randhawa stated he is not scared by the warning and he plans to proceed protesting towards the Indian authorities.
“I am feeling good,” he informed CBC Information.
Randhawa stated he’s being focused by the Indian authorities for main protests towards the Modi authorities for its involvement within the 2023 assassination of Nijjar.
India has denied involvement within the killing.
4 Indian nationals — Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh, Karanpreet Singh and Amandeep Singh — have been charged with homicide and conspiracy to commit homicide in reference to Nijjar’s killing.
Months after Nijjar’s dying in 2023, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau accused the Indian authorities of being linked to Nijjar’s killing, resulting in strained relations between India and Canada.
Police did not say the place the details about the danger to Randhawa got here from, corresponding to if it got here from the RCMP or the Canadian Safety Intelligence Service or the Canada Border Providers Company, based on Randhawa.
“They stated, ‘We do not have that info,'” he stated.
Surrey police informed CBC Information they might not affirm if that they had issued an obligation to warn due to the delicate nature of the investigation.
Randhawa works on the similar Surrey gurdwara outdoors which Nijjar was shot and killed.
“My life is not going to be stopped,” he stated. “I’ll proceed to marketing campaign stronger and louder.”
‘A major problem’
Inderjeet Singh Gosal with Sikhs for Justice stated Randhawa’s state of affairs will not be an remoted incident.
“It displays a a lot wider and deeply regarding sample inside the group,” Gosal stated. “They are not simply focusing on leaders, they’re focusing on activists.”
Gosal stated he has additionally acquired an obligation to warn and been supplied witness safety.
He stated Nijjar was assassinated simply days after he acquired an obligation to warn.
“This can be a major problem, not only for Khalistan Sikhs, however for activists normally who need to communicate brazenly and need to advocate for an impartial Punjab, Khalistan.”
He stated the group is anxious to see the position governments are taking part in and whether or not they’re downplaying India’s transnational repression.
Gosal stated Randhawa has been an lively participant in organizing B.C.’s pro-Khalistan motion.
“We’d like extra strain from our authorities,” Gosal stated. “We have to maintain these people accountable, and we have to get justice delivered for the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.”
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