Following The Political Murder Of Surrey Gurdwara President And Khalistan Advocate Hardeep Singh Nijjar – Sikhs Tell India They Must Grant Homeland To Their Years Of Service To The Land Of Their Gurus!

Despite a concerted effort by undemocratic Indian government on foreign lands to shut the Khalistan vote in Surrey, going so far as alleged by Canadian Sikhs to assassinate their leader, Surrey Gurdwara president and Khalistan advocate Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Sikhs in Surrey turned out in large numbers on Sunday to vote for Khalisan, a Sikh homeland to be carved out in India’s north bordering Pakistan. Over 135,000 Sikhs voted to create an independent Sikh state called Khalistan in Northern India which would eventually border Pakistan and India, giving a big slap on the Indian government and agencies that have been taking violent actions against Sikhs in India and abroad.

By PD Raj – Senior Writer DESIBUZZCanada

SURREY – Despite a concerted effort by undemocratic Indian government on foreign lands to shut the Khalistan vote in Surrey, going so far as alleged by Canadian Sikhs to assassinate their leader, Surrey Gurdwara president and Khalistan advocate Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Sikhs in Surrey turned out in large numbers on Sunday to vote for Khalisan, a Sikh homeland to be carved out in India’s north bordering Pakistan.

Over 135,000 Sikhs voted to create an independent Sikh state called Khalistan in Northern India which would eventually border Pakistan and India, giving a big slap on the Indian government and agencies that have been taking violent actions against Sikhs in India and abroad.

The vote was held at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara — the gurdwara where its former president Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot and killed in mid-June. Nijjar was a staunch supporter of the independence movement.

The vote is organized by Sikhs for Justice — a group that is in full support of a Khalistan nation. There is no opposing voice or opposing group campaign.

 “The turnout tells us, and the wider community, that the issue of Khalistan is not an issue for a fringe group of people but rather .. this is a deep-rooted issue that touches the hearts and minds of many Sikhs,” Jatinder Grewal, a Sikh for Justice (SFJ) director, said.

“The first step is to recognize Sikhs actually do what a Khalistan. It is clear this is not a fringe movement.”

The Khalistan movement’s de-facto leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who is the founder of SFJ and it’s General Counsel, made a heroic appearance at Surrey’s vote Sunday where he was flanked by bodyguards as he has been only targeted by Indian officials for assassination. 

Pannu has already done the groundwork and made an official declaration to the United Nations for Sikhs’ own country of Khalistan and if and when either India decides to give Sikhs their due country or is forced to be divided into several countries in India, the UN will be able to initiate the borders and structures that would make Khalistan a reality.

The vote was originally supposed to be held at a Surrey school, but the school district cancelled the group Sikhs For Justice’s rental due to a “violation” of the rental agreement, reported CBC News.

Sikhs For Justice volunteer Inderjeet Singh said the group was not notified of the cancellation until Sunday, a week ahead of the event.

Singh said the Sikh community is still grieving Nijjar’s death and frustrated with the lack of progress in the police investigation, and the vote cancellation “aggravated” people.

“It kind of was a slap in the face, almost you can say, to the community — especially after the death,” he said.

 “You would think (the district) would actually try to work with us and in a way help us get through this tough time, but it’s actually added fuel to the fire.”

Votes are being held in many countries across the world but not India. The results will be tallied in the coming weeks ahead, organizers said.

Earlier, the vote was held in Ontario where more than 42000 Canadian Sikhs flooded the Khalistan Referendum voting centre in Malton in the aftermath of the assassination Nijjar by two men.

July 16 Khalistan Referendum Centre at Gurdwara Malton was dedicated to Shaheed Mohinder Singh Khalsa, a Canadian who left the country to fight for Khalistan in 1990s.

The voting was arranged by Sikhs For Justice under the supervision of the independent Punjab Referendum Commission (PRC). 

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, SFJ’s General Counsel said about the turnout: “Assassination of Shaheed Nijjar by India worked as a catalyst to the ongoing Khalistan campaign. Thousands turned up in the Toronto Referendum challenging the Modi government’s attempts to stop the movement.”

“India’s violence will be responded to by pro-Khalistan Sikhs in equal force,” added Pannun, who is coordinating the global “Kill India” campaign to highlight the assassination of Nijjar by Indian security agencies.

Nijjar, assassinated on June 18 in Surrey, was one of the most prominent Canadian Khalistanis and chief coordinator of the Canadian chapter of the Khalistan Referendum. Sikh organisations and the family of Nijjar have alleged that Indian security agencies are responsible for the killing because Nijjar was a leading activist of pro-Khalistan Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) and was amongst the front-line Sikhs who were running the Khalistan Referendum campaign around the capitals of Western Europe.