Roving Periscope: Now, a “Khalistan” in North America?

Virendra Pandit

New Delhi: Despite decades of terror and bloodshed, they couldn’t do it in India, nor in Pakistan which supported and sponsored them. Now, the frustrated pro-Khalistanis may have found a new place, Canada, to set up a Khalistan, according to the media reports on Friday.

It’s a deja wu moment for Canada, and its outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who couldn’t see it coming even in February 2022 when these anti-Indian thugs, who control Canada’s transport sector, refused to follow the COVID-19 guidelines, held Ottawa to ransom, and even forced a panicked Trudeau to go underground for days, fearing for life.

Nor could the outgoing US President Joe Biden see it coming when his administration fully supported anti-Indian Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who holds dual citizenship in Canada and America….

These inept and unpopular politicians emboldened the Khalistanis to toy with the idea of capturing the very country that gave them space and refuge.

The latest from Canada is that, finding the atmosphere ‘conducive’ there, the Khalistanis are threatening even the White locals to go back to Europe, England, and Israel, declaring “Canada is ours,” the media reported.

In a two-minute video of a ‘Nagar Kirtan’ in Canada, the procession can be heard terming the White locals as “invaders”, a development that India termed as the “new normal.”

Tasting power piggybacking on Trudeau’s shoulders, these Khalistanis in Canada, after badmouthing India and blaming the country for their woes, have found a new opponent — Canadians themselves.

In a brazen act of entitlement, the Khalistan sympathizers termed Canadians “invaders” and asked them to “go back to England and Europe”, the ‘Nagar Kirtan’ video showed. “This is Canada, our own country. You (Canadians) go back,” the processionists said.

Indian sources said the Khalistanis are slowly “capturing” all of the North American country. “In the absence of proper surveillance, these groups are taking over control from local Canadians too. Hindus are being asked money for protection and now, there is a threat to even White locals in their colonies.”

Ties between India and Canada deteriorated over last year’s assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Khalistani terrorist, on Canadian soil.

Both countries expelled each other’s top diplomats after Prime Minister Trudeau claimed that Canadian police were investigating allegations of Indian agents’ — and the Indian government’s — direct involvement in the June 2023 Nijjar killing.

India rejected the allegations, calling them “preposterous,” and accused Trudeau of harboring Khalistanis who are not only plotting against India but also attacking Hindus on Canadian soil.

In recent months, pro-Khalistanis’ attacks on Hindu devotees in Canada’s temples increased manifold, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to condemn these as “deliberate.”

Indian intelligence and government agencies, meanwhile, say that Trudeau is backing Khalistani groups to appease the New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh to resume support for the next year’s election. After the NDP withdrew support two months ago, Trudeau’s popularity hit rock bottom. He is struggling to keep his government afloat and even admitted that his allegations against India were only intelligence inputs and he had “no concrete evidence.”

Intel sources said: “Trudeau is behaving childishly by accusing India of everything without realizing how he is playing in the hands of ISI and Khalistanis. These allegations are damaging bilateral ties and spoiling his image.”

Earlier, Intel sources, responding to Trudeau’s assertion that some MPs told him about India’s involvement in the killing, said the PM should name the politicians “so that we can also reply with their credentials.”

“The Canadian Parliament is full of Khalistan sympathizers and they have taken Trudeau for a ride. How can a PM, based on only intelligence given by some individuals, name and blame a country for a killing? Trudeau’s behavior is not like that of a responsible PM and he has spoiled relations between the two countries.”

That’s what has emboldened the Khalistanis to look for a homeland in North America!