TORONTO: Members of the Indian group holding the Tricolour, on Saturday (native time), gathered outdoors the consulate to guard their diplomats and the consulate workplace, and unitedly countered a pro-Khalistan protest in Canada’s Toronto. The Indian diasporas have been seen elevating slogans like “Bharat Mata ki jai”, “Vande Mataram”, “Long Live India” and “Khalistan Murdabad”, and carried placards, written, “Khalistani are not Sikh”, and “Canada stop supporting Khalistani Canadian terrorists”.
The pro-Khalistani protesters, within the purported video, may very well be seen disrespecting the Tricolour. Sunil Arora, one of many Indian diaspora in Canada, stated, “We are standing here infront of the Consulate to face the Khalistanis. We are trying to stop Khalistanis nonsense here and we are here for the solidarity of India and Canada, altogether. They are giving wrong information saying that they will kill our diplomats which is… and we are totally against that.”
#WATCH | Pro-Khalistan supporters protested in entrance of the Indian consulate in Canada’s Toronto on July 8
Members of the Indian group with nationwide flags countered the Khalistani protesters outdoors the Indian consulate in Toronto pic.twitter.com/IF5LUisVME
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Another member of the Indian diaspora, Anil Shiringi stated that they’re there to assist the Indian Consulate and stood up towards the Khalistani’s risk, which was given to Indian diplomats. Vidya Bhushan Dhar, one other member of the Indian group, who stood within the counter-protest outdoors the consulate, stated, “Canada is a peaceful country and we wanted to remain peaceful and we should. Basically, we are trying to tell the government of Canada to take cognizance of this that this is not freedom of expression. This is for sure not a freedom of expression.”
“When you tell somebody that you are killing somebody or you are displaying a killing act like the one which happened in Branton last week you are not basically showing the freedom of expression but you are promoting reason and separatism. So the government of Canada is requesting by the peace calling Canadians like me and Sunil ji that they take cognizance of this and take appropriate measures and cut the perforators to the site,” he added.
Pro-Khalistani parts had introduced to carry rallies outdoors Indian Missions within the UK, US, Canada and Australia on Saturday after the alleged killing of Khalistan Tiger Force chief, Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada final month. This was adopted by posters threatening the Indian ambassadors to Canada and the US, in addition to the consulate common in Toronto.
In the previous couple of months, three main anti-India incidents involving Khalistani separatists have been reported in Canada. According to sources, India on Monday raised considerations over threats to its diplomats in posters being circulated in Canada with info on a pro-Khalistan rally to be held on July 8. The posters contained threats to the Indian Ambassador to Canada and the consulate common in Toronto.
The posters purportedly circulated by Sikh extremists have named Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma and the Consulate General of India, Toronto, Apoorva Srivastava accusing them of enjoying a task within the alleged killing of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Nijjar.
