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India Today
6 hours ago
- Politics
- India Today
Khalistanis plot 'ambush' during PM Modi's Canada visit
Khalistani extremists gathered in Kananaskis, Alberta, to stage what they called an "ambush" protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Canada to take part in the G7 summit. PM Modi is currently on a four-day, three-nation tour covering Cyprus, Canada, and Croatia. For the second leg of his tour, he reached Canada his stay in Canada, he is expected to hold bilateral meetings with Mark Carney. PM Modi will also hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Germany, Italy, and Ukraine on the sidelines of the journalist Daniel Bordman, stated prior to PM Modi's visit, a group of Khalistani separatists in Calgary staged intense anti-Modi protests, calling on Canadian PM Mark Carney to "kill Modi politics," and US President Donald Trump to "kill India politics", and going even so far as to call for an attempt to "Balkanise India". Bordman also said some protesters also stomped aggressively on the Indian flag and tore also said that amid the clamour, three microphones blared simultaneously, each one competing for attention. Incoherent shouting filled the air, while someone stomped aggressively on an Indian flag — an old staple of these protests, said per Bordman, the extremists also made a new anti-Modi song. He added that the song pushed the lines of what is acceptable in the video, a man can be seen tearing what appeared to be an Indian to another Canadian journalist, Mocha Bezirgan's post on X, Sikhs for Justice, a banned organisation in India, is calling for putting an end to "PM Modi's politics".Earlier this month, the independent journalist Bezirgan was allegedly assaulted and threatened by a group of pro-Khalistan activists in Vancouver while covering their videos also showed Khalistani protesters involving anti-India rhetoric, drawing sharp criticism from the Sikh Community back Patna Sahib Gurudwara Takht has strongly condemned the anti-India protests by Khalistani Singh, spokesperson for Takht Sri Patna Sahib, expressed his disappointment, stating, "Before PM Modi reached Canada, there were protests in which Khalistanis were also involved. The way children were used in the protests is highly condemnable."'KHALISTANI PRESENCE WANING'Bordman heaped praise on Canadian PM Carney for sending an invitation to PM Modi for the 51st G7 Summit, even as he said the Khalistani presence is seemingly waning as economic realities take centre stage in Canada-India relations since Carney took charge of office."The biggest Khalistani power display is in Surrey right now... The Khalistani menace seems to be toned down because Mark Carney is an economist. There is more money in trade with India, a real country with billions of people, than there is with a Pakistani proxy, propped up by China, who run around and run drugs for the country. We have everything India needs, and India has a huge consumer base," he told inviting PM Modi, it is a pretty hard shift for Mark Carney to distance the Liberal brand from the permissive stance on terrorists and separatists... This is a good first step to counter-radicalisation (sic)," Bordman has consistently expressed concern over what it sees as Canada's leniency toward Khalistani extremists and their relations between the two countries hit a new low in recent times, largely due to Ottawa's perceived inaction on the issue and its accusations against New Delhi of targeting pro-Khalistani elements in Watch
India Gazette
10 hours ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
"No Sikh can tolerate this": Patna Sahib Gurudwara condemns pro-Khalistani protests in Canada ahead of G7 Summit
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 17 (ANI): The Patna Sahib Gurudwara Takht has strongly criticised the anti-India protests by Khalistani groups, ahead of the G7 summit in Canada, stating that the way children were used in the protests is 'highly condemnable.' Speaking to ANI on Monday, Sudeep Singh, Spokesperson for Takht Sri Patna Sahib, expressed his disappointment, stating, 'We have received information that PM Modi is going to Canada to attend the G7 Summit. Before PM Modi reached Canada, there were protests in which Khalistanis were also involved. The way children were used in the protests is highly condemnable.' Singh also praised PM Narendra Modi's efforts towards the Sikh community, highlighting that PM Modi resolved all of the pending issues of Sikhs, including the development of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor. The Gurudwara spokesperson emphasised that no Sikh can tolerate such protests against PM Modi. 'PM Modi is such a Prime Minister who always thinks about Sikhs. All the pending issues of Sikhs, which have not been resolved to date, are being resolved, including the Kartarpur Sahib corridor. There should not be such protests against him, and no Sikh can tolerate this...' Singh said. Earlier, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri lashed out at the pro-Khalistan protestors holding demonstrations ahead of the G7 summit in Canada. Puri termed them as 'kiraye ke tatto' (protestors for hire) and said that they should not be taken 'seriously'. 'Leave that aside, another video is going viral tomorrow. They (pro Khalistani supporters) staged a dharna from the neighbouring country (Pakistan) where they get funding, but when they did not get the funding, they turned on them. Yeh jo kiraye ke tatto hain, don't take them seriously', Hardeep Singh Puri said while speaking to the reporters on Monday. Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Calgary to attend the 51st G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. This marked a significant moment in India-Canada ties following a phase of strained diplomatic relations. PM Modi's visit to Canada comes after a period of friction between New Delhi and Ottawa, triggered by Canadian allegations that Indian agents were involved in the killing of NIA-designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a gurdwara in Canada in 2023. India had strongly rejected the allegations. The diplomatic standoff escalated as both countries expelled senior diplomats in a tit-for-tat response. New Delhi has consistently voiced concerns about extremism and anti-India activities on Canadian soil and urged Canadian authorities to take concrete steps to curb such elements. This visit is part of PM Modi's three-nation official tour, which began with Cyprus and will conclude with Croatia. The G7 Summit, which PM Modi is set to attend on June 16-17, is an annual gathering of leaders from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada, and the European Union (EU). This marks PM Modi's sixth consecutive participation in the G7 Summit. (ANI)
Canada Standard
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Canada Standard
"No Sikh can tolerate this": Patna Sahib Gurudwara condemns pro-Khalistani protests in Canada ahead of G7 Summit
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 17 (ANI): The Patna Sahib Gurudwara Takht has strongly criticised the anti-India protests by Khalistani groups, ahead of the G7 summit in Canada, stating that the way children were used in the protests is 'highly condemnable.' Speaking to ANI on Monday, Sudeep Singh, Spokesperson for Takht Sri Patna Sahib, expressed his disappointment, stating, 'We have received information that PM Modi is going to Canada to attend the G7 Summit. Before PM Modi reached Canada, there were protests in which Khalistanis were also involved. The way children were used in the protests is highly condemnable.' Singh also praised PM Narendra Modi's efforts towards the Sikh community, highlighting that PM Modi resolved all of the pending issues of Sikhs, including the development of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor. The Gurudwara spokesperson emphasised that no Sikh can tolerate such protests against PM Modi. 'PM Modi is such a Prime Minister who always thinks about Sikhs. All the pending issues of Sikhs, which have not been resolved to date, are being resolved, including the Kartarpur Sahib corridor. There should not be such protests against him, and no Sikh can tolerate this...' Singh said. Earlier, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri lashed out at the pro-Khalistan protestors holding demonstrations ahead of the G7 summit in Canada. Puri termed them as 'kiraye ke tatto' (protestors for hire) and said that they should not be taken 'seriously'. 'Leave that aside, another video is going viral tomorrow. They (pro Khalistani supporters) staged a dharna from the neighbouring country (Pakistan) where they get funding, but when they did not get the funding, they turned on them. Yeh jo kiraye ke tatto hain, don't take them seriously', Hardeep Singh Puri said while speaking to the reporters on Monday. Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Calgary to attend the 51st G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. This marked a significant moment in India-Canada ties following a phase of strained diplomatic relations. PM Modi's visit to Canada comes after a period of friction between New Delhi and Ottawa, triggered by Canadian allegations that Indian agents were involved in the killing of NIA-designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a gurdwara in Canada in 2023. India had strongly rejected the allegations. The diplomatic standoff escalated as both countries expelled senior diplomats in a tit-for-tat response. New Delhi has consistently voiced concerns about extremism and anti-India activities on Canadian soil and urged Canadian authorities to take concrete steps to curb such elements. This visit is part of PM Modi's three-nation official tour, which began with Cyprus and will conclude with Croatia. The G7 Summit, which PM Modi is set to attend on June 16-17, is an annual gathering of leaders from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada, and the European Union (EU). This marks PM Modi's sixth consecutive participation in the G7 Summit. (ANI)
