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News18
03-07-2025
- Politics
- News18
Canada-Based Sikh Leader Justifies Political Killings, Glorifies Extremism As India Flags Trend
Moninder Singh Boyal's statements align closely with the ideology of designated terrorist organisations like Khalistan Tiger Force & Babbar Khalsa International, intel sources said In a development raising serious concerns about the growing influence of Khalistani extremism within Canada's Sikh diaspora, Moninder Singh Boyal, a prominent Sikh leader and chief spokesperson for the Sikh Federation (Canada) and the BC Sikh Council, has been caught on record openly endorsing political assassinations and violent resistance. Top intelligence sources told CNN-News18 that Boyal's recent speech at a religious gathering in Surrey, BC, included explicit justification for violence and glorification of high-profile killings. Referring to the assassinations of former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, and General AS Vaidya, Boyal declared: 'We killed them when we wanted to." He went on to argue that personal differences should not come in the way of what he described as a 'violent struggle," urging his audience to embrace armed resistance. Boyal's statements align closely with the rhetoric and ideology of designated terrorist organisations such as the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), intelligence sources said. His speech, which also included the glorification of beheadings and justification of violence in the name of religious duty, is being viewed as part of a broader attempt to reframe militancy as a sacred obligation. Boyal is a known associate of the World Sikh Organisation (WSO) and has emerged as a central figure in spreading anti-India narratives among Canada's Sikh diaspora. Intelligence agencies believe his speeches are deliberately crafted to exploit historical grievances such as the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and Operation Blue Star, using them as rallying points to incite fresh radicalisation. According to intelligence assessments, several Gurdwaras across cities like Surrey, Brampton, and Abbotsford have increasingly become hubs of extremist activity. Events hosted at these religious institutions often feature tributes to designated terrorists, open displays of Khalistani flags, and inflammatory speeches that incite violence against India. Sources also indicate that management committees of some of these Gurdwaras are dominated by hardline Khalistani sympathisers. These individuals routinely deny platforms to moderate voices and use religious gatherings to fundraise and recruit youth, all under the guise of community empowerment. Intelligence intercepts and diaspora monitoring reports suggest that the extremist discourse in Canada is not only going unchecked but is in some cases tacitly legitimised under the banner of human rights advocacy. As a result, India's repeated concerns about separatist extremism festering abroad continue to be brushed aside in Western political and civil society circles. With Boyal's latest statements adding fuel to an already volatile situation, Indian agencies are once again pressing their counterparts in Canada and other Western nations to treat these developments with the urgency and seriousness they warrant. First Published: July 03, 2025, 13:41 IST
CBC
12-04-2025
- Business
- CBC
Foreign worker who paid $25K to land job in Canada awarded $115K by tribunal
A worker from India who claimed he had to pay $25,000 to obtain a job at a truck repair company in Richmond, B.C., where he was shorted wages, has been awarded $115,574.69 by the B.C. Employment Standards Tribunal. The determination also calculated the money A J Boyal Truck Repair Ltd. of Richmond, B.C., was deemed to owe mechanic Harminder Singh overtime, including statutory holiday and vacation pay he never received, along with accrued interest. In her 70-page determination, Shannon Corregan, delegate of the director of Employment Standards, details how Singh arrived in Canada in March of 2018 on a visitor visa before deciding he wanted to stay in Canada. Singh's cousin put him in touch with Sarvpreet Boyal, the sole director of A J Boyal Truck Repair Ltd. The company had a job opening for a mechanic and had recently obtained a Labour Market Impact Assessment, which allowed it to hire four temporary foreign workers as truck and transport mechanics. Singh signed an employment contract with Boyal and then returned to India for a month. On his return to Canada, he obtained a work permit at the border and started working at the company in July 2018. He left the job in October 2019. Singh alleged he was required to pay Boyal $25,000 to secure his employment. The first instalment of $10,000 was paid in cash, he claims. The remaining $15,000 was provided through cheques written by Singh's cousin and made out to one of Boyal's friends. The Employment Standards Act states that a person must not request, charge or receive, directly or indirectly, payment for employment from a person seeking employment. Employer not credible, judge says In ruling in Singh's favour, Corregan found that both Boyal and his lawyer, Pir Indar Paul Singh Sahota, were not credible in their submissions, describing their evidence and conduct in various parts of the ruling as "obstructive", "unprofessional", and "inconsistent." "Mr. Boyal's testimony was contradictory on key issues. He changed his evidence when faced with the negative implications of his claims. Some of his claims were prima facie unbelievable. Some of his claims contradicted A J Boyal's own documentary evidence," states the determination. "I find that Mr. Boyal was not a credible witness. Where his testimony conflicts with Mr. Singh's, I prefer Mr. Singh's testimony," she said. Conflicting evidence about the number of days and hours Singh worked during his employment was presented during proceedings, with both sides accusing the other of falsifying records. Corregan ultimately sided with Singh's account, after a documents expert brought by his counsel, Jonathon Braun, legal director at the Migrant Workers Centre, found Boyal's records to be suspect. At issue was a spiral notebook or "register," Boyal claimed, where employees recorded and signed off on their daily hours. However, the expert concluded that Singh's signatures in the register were "not genuine" and that all entries "were written by a single person, not multiple people." CBC reached out to Boyal for comment but did not hear back by time of publication. In calculating what was owed, the determination granted Singh just $15,000 of the $25,000 he paid to get the job. Corregan said she could not include the $10,000 cash because that payment fell outside the recovery period considered by the tribunal. The settlement breaks down as follows: Wages - $24,032.13. Overtime - $44,256.24. Statutory holiday pay - $2,505.76. Annual vacation pay - $4,585.38. Length of service compensation - $2,300.42. Charge for obtaining employment - $15,000. Accrued interest - $22,894.76 A J Boyal Truck Repair was also assessed mandatory administrative penalties totalling $4,000 for eight separate contraventions of the Employment Standards Act. Singh's complaints were originally adjudicated by the Employment Standards Tribunal in 2023. At that time, the company was ordered to pay him $3,149.39 in wages and $2,000 in administrative penalties.
