Although the RCMP has publicly alleged that Indian government agents have been involved in violent crimes in Canada, a Sikh activist says he thinks New Delhi will “continue unabated” despite the heightened attention.
Moninder Singh, chair of Sikh Federation Canada, said in an interview on Rosemary Barton Live that the Sikh community has “known for over 40 years that this type of interference is happening.”
Singh himself has been given “duty to warn” letters from the RCMP, which is how they can notify people they’ve become aware of a threat to their safety.
When asked whether he thinks the public allegations will scare the people behind the threats, Singh said he doubts they’ll be “deterred” and instead they’ll continue to target Sikh communities in places like Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Singh also referenced India’s northwestern state of Punjab, the country’s only Sikh-majority state. There is a history of Sikhs advocating for the establishmentof an independent homeland called Khalistan …