Selling violence isn’t acceptable in Canada, a minister mentioned after Khalistan supporters reportedly put up posters depicting the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Vancouver.
A Canadian legislator of Indian origin additionally expressed concern over the problem and mentioned that by doing so, the Khalistan supporters attempt to instill worry of violence amongst Hindu Canadians.
“This week, there have been experiences of photos displaying the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Vancouver,” Dominic A. LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Establishments and Intergovernmental Affairs, mentioned on X.
“The promotion of violence isn’t acceptable in Canada,” he mentioned.
Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984.
In the meantime, Indo-Canadian lawmaker Chandra Arya, who represents the Nepean constituency in Canada’s Home of Commons, mentioned: “Khalistan supporters in Vancouver holding posters of Indian Hindu Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s physique with gap holes Bala and his bodyguards turned murderers holding their weapons, are once more making an attempt to instill worry of violence amongst Hindu-Canadians.
“This can be a continuation of threats with the same float in Brampton a few years in the past and some months in the past (Gurpatwant Singh) Sikhs for Justice’s Pannun calls on Hindus to return to India“mentioned Arya, the lawmaker from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s social gathering.
Pannun is among the senior leaders of the Khalistan motion and authorized advisor and spokesperson for Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), which goals to advertise the concept of a separate Sikh state.
Arya known as on Canadian regulation enforcement to take fast motion.
“Utilizing photos of weapons to convey the message can result in one thing actual if this isn’t questioned. The prominence of a bindi on Indira Gandhi’s brow is to doubly be certain that the supposed targets are Hindus in Canada.” he mentioned.
India has lengthy been claiming that its “core concern” with Canada stays the area given to separatists, terrorists and anti-India parts in that nation.