India has warned Canada amid threat from Khalistani terrorists on the occasion of Republic Day.
India has asked Canada to ensure the security of its diplomatic complexes. Tomorrow i.e. on January 26, celebrations to commemorate Republic Day will be organized in Indian missions in Canada.
During this time, Khalistani people can create disturbance. India has asked Canada to ensure security due to the threat of protests by pro-Khalistan elements.
India’s High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma said, “We have cautioned the Canadian authorities to ensure the security of the Indian High Commission and Consulates.”
On September 18 last year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had made serious allegations against India in his country’s Parliament (House of Commons).
Trudeau had said that agents of the Indian government were behind the murder of Khalistan supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, Canadian province of British Columbia on June 18.
India had declared Nijjar a terrorist. India had rejected Trudeau’s allegations as absurd. After this entire controversy, this will be the first time that national ceremonies, including flag hoisting ceremonies, will be held at all missions in Canada.
Khalistanis had demonstrated at the Indian High Commission after the arrest of ‘Waris Punjab De’ leader Amritpal Singh in March last year.
Since then there has been concern about security. On March 23, 2023, protesters crossed the road to the Indian High Commission and tried to cause vandalism.
After this, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet in June. In the charge sheet, Amritpal Singh’s brother-in-law Amarjot Singh was made an accused for leading that protest.
These miscreants had thrown smoke bombs at the High Commission. Even though the Canadian Police has investigated the incident, it has not arrested anyone yet.
Since Nijjar’s murder, the separatist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has also intensified its rhetoric against Indian officials in Canada.
They have issued warnings using posters with the word ‘wanted’ below the photographs and names of India’s most senior diplomats in Canada. Khalistanis also targeted many temples.