Cocaine Gangster HS Uppal shot dead by unknown in Canada
Rashmi Talwar
AMRITSAR 13TH November 2023—–
In another Gangster Hardeep S Nijjer- like mysterious assassination assassins shot down Gangster Harpreet Singh Uppal in broad daylight, in Canada. Uppal, a Leader of “Brothers Keeper” Gang, and his 11-year-old son were shot dead in Edmonton, Canada in a Gangwar. H S Uppal was described as a “higher-level figure” in the organized crime scene in Canada. “While police in Canada remained helpless clueless!”, one Canadian remarked online.
Uppal was already facing charges of Cocaine possession, trafficking, and illegal possession of body armour. Police caught hold of the video clip of the killing incident and it seemed the son was intentionally killed so as not to leave any witness of the killing in broad daylight, experts observed.
The report was posted by a mediaperson Norbet Elikes, on his blue tick-marked account with 30K followers including being followed by the account of “Indian Stats and Index”.
A 0.34-second video clip shows the fleeing of the suspect. Alongside it is the mug picture of HS Uppal.
The killing comes just a day after Diwali when Indian Hindus and Sikhs raised Indian flags in the streets of Mississauga in Toronto suburbs in Canada and outnumbered and outshouted Khalistani Sikhs carrying their yellow flags, on the auspicious occasion of Diwali.
A social networker commented about the increasing sheltering of Gangs in Canada as -“what goes around, comes around.” Referring to Canada’s free reign to Khalistanis to insult and threaten Indian High Officials. Another asked, “Where are the ‘five eyes’?” Referring to the sharpshooter intelligence network, of five countries caucus, viz-a-viz the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Another Twitterati commented “Canada becoming a haven for Gangs to thrive and wage gangwars “Yeah, looks like a drug deal gone wrong!”
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Punjabi-Canadian organized crime data and influence
Indo-Canadian organized crime or Punjabi-Canadian organized crime is made up predominantly of young adults and teenagers of Indian Punjabi ethnic, cultural, and linguistic background, typically ethnic Jat Sikhs.
Collectively, these groups are among the top 5 major home-grown organized crime hierarchy across the nation in Canada coming in 3rd place, after the “Asian Triads” and “White biker gangs”.
The 2004 British Columbia Annual Police Report ranked them third in terms of organization and sophistication in British Columbia, ranked behind outlaw motorcycle clubs and Chinese criminal organizations such as the Triads drug clans.
They Control the Territory of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon, Washington, and Alaska and their areas of Influence in the USA are Nova Scotia, California, Oregon, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Arizona. In the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, Italy, Greece, Russia, Mexico, Colombia, Panama, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Costa Rica, El Salvador with minor connections in Spain, Germany, France, Africa, India, United Arab Emirates.
They are mostly of Indian Punjabi-Canadian Sikh ethnicity. And are reported to indulge in Criminal activities of Assassination, drug trafficking, money laundering, murder, weapon trafficking, illegal gambling, robbery, chop shop, assault, loan sharking, racketeering, extortion, contract killing, and kidnapping according to Wikipedia.
India rejects the implementation of parity in diplomatic strength, as a violation of International law
Rashmi Talwar
October 20th 2023—–
In a scathing statement, India rejected any attempt by Canada to portray it in bad light or insinuate that India had violated any International law. A number of career diplomats and experts in International relations have expressed their points of assent and dissent on Twitter X platforms over the last many days. However, in the absence of any formal clearance from the Indian Government of a violation probability or improbability, the negative narrative was gaining steam.
Today, the Indian Foreign Office scotched all rumours and half-truths with the release of a formal official statement. In it, Delhi wrote in no uncertain terms that it was not violating any International Law by giving the marching orders to the Canadian diplomats and demanding parity in numbers in consonance with the number of Indian diplomats in Indian Missions in Canada. Delhi even expressed its ire and accused Canadian diplomats of their continued interference in the internal affairs of India and thus justified its demand to reduce their presence in the country’s mission offices.
Below is the verbatim statement by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
Parity in Canadian diplomatic presence in India
We have seen the Statement by the Government of Canada on October 19 regarding Canadian diplomatic presence in India.
The state of our bilateral relations, the much higher number of Canadian diplomats in India, and their continued interference in our internal affairs warrant parity in mutual diplomatic presence in New Delhi and Ottawa.
We have been engaged with the Canadian side on this over the last month in order to work out the details and modalities of its implementation.
Our actions in implementing this parity are fully consistent with Article 11.1 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which states the following:
“In the absence of specific agreement as to the size of the mission, the receiving State may require that the size of a mission be kept within limits considered by it to be reasonable and normal, having regard to circumstances and conditions in the receiving State and to the needs of the particular mission.”
We reject any attempt to portray the implementation of parity as a violation of international norms.
New Delhi
October 20, 2023
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Canadian FM faces a volley of questions on evidence sharing about ‘Indian agents’ involvement in the killing of designated Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada
Canadian Foreign Minister Melaine Joly faced criticism for evading a direct question regarding the sharing of evidence with the Indian government on its alleged involvement in the assassination of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. During a press briefing, Melaine failed to clarify whether evidence was provided to India or not. She instead clarified in a roundabout way saying- “We had numerous conversations with India before the (Canadian) PM went in front of the house (Canadian Parliament) and made his declaration!”
“But did you show them the evidence, you are basing your claim on, you are not answering the question?”
And Melaine answered –“Through these different conversations the Indian officials were made aware of the “credible allegations” and so based on that, India has decided to take their own decisions which are “precedent–setting” including revoking the diplomatic immunity of 41 Canadian diplomats which is not only ‘unprecedented’ but also contrary to ‘International law’ so in that sense because this is so unprecedented, so many countries’ diplomats around the world are in danger, we decided not to reciprocate.”
Joly was caught totally off guard when repeatedly asked – “But you’re not answering the question directly on that point?” Joly asserted –“I have answered your question – you asked me a question whether we had a conversation and presented evidence, I told you there were meetings and information was shared.”
Question: “You (Joly) personally went to Washington and spoke to the Indian Foreign Minister, if you could confirm that to us; what is the tenor of the diplomatic conversation (with India) is it still ongoing or is it over?
To which Joly answered –“Well, I always believe in diplomacy and so much that diplomacy is best when it is kept private. So I will continue to do that (Keep it private) and I know that my colleague as Minister of Foreign Affairs (Dr S Jaishankar) can count on me to make sure that we continue to engage and I ask for full cooperation.”
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Delays in Visas for Indians: Canada
Canada on Thursday stated a slowdown in its visa applications for Indians, as 41 Canadian diplomats were removed from India in the midst of the continuing logjam between the two countries.
This was following India’s intent to unilaterally remove immunity for all 41 Canadian diplomats but 21, in Delhi by October 20th. Ottawa informed that ‘Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) was reducing its number of employees in India to five from 27. “The statement from IRCC stated to continue to accept and process applications from India but reduced staffing levels were expected to impact processing times”. Authorities however assured that the Canada-based IRCC staff will do the day-to-day work required in the country.
In early October India asked Canada to withdraw 41 of its 62 diplomats in India failing which their diplomatic immunity will be withdrawn. This is being seen as a further escalation of the diplomatic spat over the murder of Canadian Hardeep Singh Nijjar, shot outside Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey BC Canada on June 18th.
Two months after this killing Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau on September 18th alleged a “potential link” between the killing and Indian government agents. India promptly dismissed the accusations as absurd and motivated. However, the issue which was on a diplomatic level was brought openly on the floor of the Canadian Parliament by its PM which triggered a diplomatic pandora between the two countries. Which led to expulsions of each other’s senior diplomats. Stung by ‘baseless and evidence-less’ allegations India subsequently further suspended all visa services for Canadian nationals and asked Canada to downsize its diplomatic presence in the country. Adding that after October 20, India will remove all diplomatic immunity for all but 21 Canadian diplomats in the Canadian Mission locations in India”
Day of viral videos puts Canadian PM Justin Trudeau in an embarrassing position
Day of viral videos puts Canadian PM Justin Trudeau in an embarrassing position
Putin Labels Canadian Speaker an ‘Idiot’ over #Nazigate
Rashmi Talwar
Amritsar 6th Oct 2023—-
Even as reports filtered in about the pullout of Canadian diplomats from India to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, following the Indian Foreign Office’s adamant stand on the repatriation of 41 Canadian diplomats from India, Russian President Vladimir Putin labelled Canada’s former speaker ‘Anthony Rota’ an idiot!
“If he didn’t know that Hitler and his henchmen fought against Russia during WWII, It just means he didn’t study in school and has no basic knowledge, And, if he did know ‘Yaroslav Hunka’ was a Nazi and calls him a hero of Canada and Ukraine then he is a villain!” Putin put down the Canadian speaker in a video that went viral on ‘X” today heaping more embarrassment on Canada.
The Russian President lashed out reacting to #Nazifest that unfolded days earlier when Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and Volodymyr Zelensky gave war criminal Yaroslav Hunka, a standing ovation on the floor of the Canadian Parliament before embarrassing revelations about him fighting for the Nazis, tumbled out.
The Canadian speaker stepped down from his position after the huge embarrassment for Canada in its Parliament, surfaced.
In another video, a Canadian citizen refused to shake hands with a smiling Canadian PM Justin Trudeau –“ I am not shaking your hand – you f**ked this country”. “How did I mess up this country?” Trudeau is asking the man in the video clip. To which, the citizen says, “Can anybody afford a home in this day in Canada? You ruined the whole country. You are sending aid to Ukraine, to a guy who slaughtered his own country.”
Under Canada’s lenient refugee policy, more than 80,000 Ukrainians have entered Canada which has raised the heckles of Canadians who are facing the highest inflation rate in food, lifestyle and housing.
Video trends of Trudeau admitting to smoking marijuana
In another embarrassment to Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau was seen in a video admitting to the use of marijuana in the past .” A very rare user of Marijuana I think about five or six times in my life I took a puff. And one of those puffs was three years ago when I was an MP.” the Canadian PM is saying quite openly.
This adds a bit of credibility to the statement of Deepak Vohra, a former Indian diplomat who was labelled to have made ‘bizarre claims’ against the Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, saying when Trudeau came to India for the G20 this month to Inda, his plane was apparently “full of cocaine”. He further claimed that because he (Trudeau) was high on drugs, as he did not come out of his room for two days leaving him unable to attend G20 programmes. The Indian diplomat made these claims during a Television debate, where he said that sniffer dogs had smelled cocaine on Trudeau’s plane.
Vohra also ripped the Canadian PM over his “credible allegations” statement, in his parliament address. Trudeau used the words “credible allegations “against Indian agents involved in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjer. “It can either be ‘credible’ or it can be ‘allegations’. He took a jibe and said -I also have a ‘credible rumour ‘ to make in this case that Trudeau is crazy! It is a ‘credible rumour’, the former diplomat was known to have spat out.
Trudeau had said that the Canadian government had ‘credible allegations’ that the Indian government agents were behind the killing of terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian, on Canadian soil. Harjit is a Khalistani terrorist designated by India.
NIA, hot on the heels of Khalistanis indulging in Anti-India propaganda,
Two videos insulting the Indian flag emerge on X
Rashmi Talwar
AMRITSAR 5TH Oct 2023—
India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) is seized of the matter of two videos trending on Twitter now ‘X’, that show Khalistani activists insulting the Indian flag in full public view.
NIA is looking for local Indian connections of those in the video
One of the videos comes from the United Kingdom (UK) and the other from Canada.
In the video from the UK, the Khalistanis are pouring a liquid calling it urine on the Indian flag and making fun of India’s national pride.
In the second video from Canada the group is more vocal and uses a ‘Dhol’ and is seen kicking the Indian flag rolled as a turban.
Both the videos are extremely hurtful to Indians all over the world. Naresh, an Indian in the USA contended that the USA, Canada, UK’s so-called free speech and expression are greatly being misused to denigrate friendly countries. The ‘FIVE EYES’ UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand and Canada should take notice and bring some norms of decency and respectful behaviour towards other countries.
Gurinder Singh, in Canada a grocery outlet owner, was of the similar view that elements spewing, cultivating and spreading hatred should be pulled up by respective governments, afterall a country is responsible for the behaviour of its own citizens!
Fαttu tαttus of Bhindiwale pouring Gaumutra over the Indian flag in UK, and inviting the British PM #RishiSunak to drink it. Then they utter Wahe Guruji's sacred name with their filthy mouths. #KhalistaniTerrorists have lost their marbles and gone berserk. pic.twitter.com/tzbGnpQg7S
American Comic Andrew Schulz roasts Canadian PM brings house down with laughter
American stand-up comedian Andrew Schulz Hezi mercilessly roasted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over Canada’s diplomatic standoff over the killing of pro-Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an Indian-origin- Canadian citizen, on Canadian soil.
In his unique and somewhat skewed humour, Andrew said I saw a headline about –“A Punjabi! Separatist! Assassinated! In Canada and- “I said ‘Oh No! They got Justinder !!!…’, ‘How did they get Justinder ?’ in his latest hilarious take off that brought the full stadium into the throes of loud laughter (PM Justin Trudeau, seen as a sympathiser, protector and ally of Khalistanis in India is adorably called ‘Trudeau Singh’, ‘JustInder’, and many such delightful names in India and abroad)
Canada develops cold feet over escalated standoff with India. Now wants ‘diplomatic’ and ‘private’ talks with New Delhi over downsizing of Canadian missions
Rashmi Talwar
AMRITSAR 4TH October 2023—
When the Indian Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar boomed –“Let’s not normalize what is happening in Canada!” It seems the world, particularly Canadians, Indians, and watchers of International affairs, and foreign missions world over, listened, intently, nodded, and applauded India’s stand. “There is today, a climate of violence, an atmosphere of intimidation, and activities, such as smoke-bombs thrown at Indian missions, mission officials denied entry in a place of worship, individuals were targeted and intimidated, there were posters put up” – Do you consider this is normal? Questioned the FM and no one could deny these observations.
Meantime, on the other side of the net, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau seemed to have toned down after India’s diplomatic offensive of declaring persona non grata, 41 of Canada’s diplomats in India after October 10. “We are going on in extremely challenging times with India now and that’s why it’s so important for us to have diplomats on the ground working with the Indian government there supporting Canadian families.” Said the Canadian PM –“And we have to continue to engage responsibly and constructively with the Indian government!” he added when queried over the new state of affairs that Canada finds itself after New Delhi gave an ultimatum for equi-sizing of Canadian diplomatic strength in India with that Indian missions in Canada. As many as 62 Canadian diplomats are stationed in India compared to India’s 20 diplomats in Canada.
Interestingly, Canadian Foreign MinisterMelanie Joly too seemed to have softened down and put across the Canadian plan of action to tackle the impasse diplomatically. “First and foremost we are in contact with the government of India, and we are taking the security of Canadian diplomats very seriously and we will continue to engage ‘privately’ because we feel that diplomatic conversations are best when they remain ‘private’. We are in constant cooperation for any way to stop the expulsion of Canadian diplomats.
On a query that India has asked for downsizing nearly two-thirds of Canada’s diplomatic strength in consulates in India, how would that impact Canada and Canadian citizens and businesses? She repeated the lines -“We continue to engage and it is important that we do so. But as I said a number of times, these conversations take place diplomatically and privately.”
The stress on ‘diplomatic and private’ talks is ironic considering that a diplomatic flashpoint was reached over a very ‘untactful handling’ of the Canadian PM’s blame game on India in full attention of the Canadian Parliament’s floor, over the killing of a ‘terrorist’ Hardeep Singh Nijjar, designated terrorist by Government of India, whose extradition plea by India had been successively and deliberately ignored on flimsy grounds by Canada.
Experts feel- “ If a diplomatic and sober stand was chosen by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau in the first place to take up the case of Hardeep Nijjar’s killing, instead of declaring it in the Canadian Parliament, albeit that too without ‘placeable’ evidence it would have not had such a tidal effect between the two countries .”
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‘5-eyes’ diplomatic presence in India
*How many Canadian Embassies/Consulates are there in India? Canada currently maintains 7 diplomatic representative offices in India including Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Mumbai, and New Delhi
* The US Embassy in Delhi coordinates the activities of four consulates in India — in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and Hyderabad – ensuring a strong U.S.-India relationship throughout the country. The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi is one of the largest U.S. diplomatic missions in the world, a reflection of the importance the United States places on its relationship with India.
* Consular Assistance in India is provided by the Australian High Commission in New Delhi and Australian Consulates in Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata.
* New Zealand mission Offices operate in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Chandigarh.
* British High Commission Offices are located in New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai. It also has an office at Bangalore covered by the Deputy High Commission in Chennai.
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Author Rashmi Talwar can be reached at email: Rashmitalwarno1@gmail.com
Indo-Canadian Rift: Canada Plants a face-saving article
Rashmi Talwar
NIA Releases Terrorists’ Posters
The article by CBC News titled “Canada has Indian diplomats’ communication in bombshell murder probe: sources” by Evan Dyer stirred a storm on ‘X’
Rashmi Talwar
AMRITSAR 22ND SEPT 2023—-In an article described by many as ‘desperate’ and an alleged leak presumably by Canadian authorities with the rising clamour of noises calling for ‘proof of the pudding’ (pudding here meaning the outright accusations by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau citing ‘potential links’ of Indian agents to the murder of designated terrorist and Khalistan ideologue Hardeep S Nijjer outside a Surrey Gurdwara on June 18 by unknown gunmen).
The article, by Evan Dyer journalist with CBC for 25 years, citing sources, asserts– “The Canadian government has amassed both ‘human’ and ‘signals intelligence’ in a months-long investigation of a Sikh activist (Nijjer’s) death that has inflamed relations with India. That intelligence includes communications involving Indian officials themselves, including Indian diplomats present in Canada: citing Canadian government sources”. (‘Signal intelligence’ could mean telephonic snooping! Says an intelligence source)
The article adds –“The intelligence did not come solely from Canada. Some were provided by an unnamed ally in the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance. In a diplomatic crisis that unfolded progressively behind the scenes, Canadian officials went to India on several occasions seeking cooperation in the investigation of Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death. The Sikh leader was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, B.C, on June 18 and reportedly had been warned by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service that he was at risk.
The article continues: “Canada’s National Security and Intelligence Adviser Jody Thomas was in India over four days in mid-August, then again for five days this month. That last visit overlapped with a tense meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Canadian sources say that, when pressed, behind closed doors, no Indian official has denied the bombshell allegation at the core of this case — that there is evidence to suggest Indian government involvement in the assassination of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil.”
“I can assure you that the decision to share these allegations on the floor of the House of Commons … was not done lightly,” Trudeau said Thursday in New York after attending the United Nations General Assembly.
“It was done with the utmost seriousness.“
The dispute has poisoned Canada’s relationship with India, a growing international power, just as the United States is courting it as a potential ally. (The article admits India is a “growing international power”, and is being wooed by the USA as its ally)
India accuses Canada of sheltering terrorists. The Indian government has fumed at Canada for — in its view — sheltering Sikh separatists, including Nijjar, whom it called a terrorist.
The article notes–“When asked about the intelligence reports, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said she couldn’t comment without risking the investigation and Canada’s obligations to its Five Eyes partners. “That partnership rests very much on those… intelligence conversations being held in confidence,” she told CBC News Network’s Power & Politics host David Cochrane. Asked if Ottawa is thinking about retaliating by pausing visa processing for Indian visitors, Freeland said the government is focused on bringing the killers to justice. “This is not about geopolitics,” she said.
Jake Sullivan(NSA to US) is cited to calm waters about dividing the US and Canada on this– “I have seen in the press some efforts to try to drive a wedge between the U.S. and Canada on this issue. I firmly reject that there is a wedge between the U.S. and Canada,” he said.
The article further points out that the Canadian government has refused to discuss Modi’s awareness of, or involvement in, the case. The Indian government did not respond to the CBC’s requests for comment.
Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae, when asked how far accountability could go, and whether Ottawa expected legal repercussions for people in the Indian government, Canada’s ambassador ‘steered wide of the question’. “I’d rather not go there. I don’t think it’s smart for me to do that,” Bob Rae replied at a news conference. “I like my job. I would rather not lose it.”
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Public Comments on the article
Jay Singh: CBC is funded by the Canadian Government and it seems to be doing what it’s been doing. No evidence was provided. This is again a bunch of nothing full stop about why India was treated differently versus Russia and China. Please read his responses don’t push India with Russia and China that would be too much of a foolish move.
Michael Jasper: There is probably some evidence but this is more about Trudeau’s se handling of the incident.
Andrew Laz: So Canada and its intelligence partner are all lying or they are all covering for us as we like
Rebecca Younger says CBC has such a great record with those unnamed sources Ryan Martin says doesn’t the West do the same thing travel into another country and put a hit on someone they consider hit-worthy.
Carlo Smith: Let the media do the leak, provide a minimal grip, and talk with allies but it is out there now, and here we are.
Dominic Lee Blanc All Canadians deserve to feel safe in their community. The circulation of an online hate video targeting Hindu Canadians runs contrary to the values we hold here as Canadians this is no place for acts of aggression hate intermediate”. Blanc is a minister of public safety inter-government affairs and MP for Beausejour in New Brunswick Canada
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NIA releases ‘three’ posters of Khalistanis involved in San Francisco Attack on Indian Consulate urges general public to provide information
Seeking to find clues from the general public National Investigating Agency (NIA) issued three separate ‘requests for identification and information’ against 10 Khalistan supporters who were allegedly involved in the attack on the Indian consulate in San Francisco.
Sending the posters to this correspondent the posters sought the cooperation of the general public in nabbing them. The three posters read –“On 19th March 2023, the persons shown in the pictures below were involved in an attack on the Consulate General of India (CGI), San Francisco (USA), causing injuries to the CGI officials and damage to property. If you have any information about them, please share via WatsApp/Telegram/Signal @77430-02947 or send through email at info-chd.nia@gov.in Please share the following details:- 1. Name 2.Phone no. 3. Address (Village & District) 4. Passport details 5. Nationality. The identity of the informant will be kept secret.
While two posters carry photos of two accused each, the third poster carries photos of other six accused in the case. The first attack, which took on the intervening night of March 18 and 19, was carried out supposedly by Khalistani supporters, who attempted to set it on fire the consulate premises with forceful entry.
According to NIA, some ‘Slogan-shouting Khalistani supporters’ broke through security barriers by the San Francisco police and hoisted two “so-called Khalistani yellow flags” on the consulate premises”, damaging the consulate building, assaulting and causing injuries to the consulate officials.
NIA launched a probe registering a case on June 16th under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act. A team of NIA, the agency said, visited San Francisco in August in connection with investigations into the case.
The consulate again came under another attack on the intervening night of July 1 and 2, by Khalistan supporters who attempted arson to burn the consulate. The local fire department put out the fire. No major damages or injuries were reported.
A video uploaded to ‘X” by Khalistan supporters showed that arson took place on July 1st-2nd. The video, carried the written ticker – “violence begets violence” with pictures of Canada-based Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, killed by masked men on June 19th outside a Gurdwara in Surrey, Vancouver. Hardeep is a designated terrorist in India, is wanted in several cases.
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‘X’ BUZZ:Media opines on on-going Indo-Canadian row
“Hours into Justin Trudeau’s master plan to take on India without disclosing any evidence he claims to have. So far we’ve lost a diplomat, India killed a trade deal and no major allies have publicly backed us. Not Great. Tomorrow doesn’t look promising either: Daniel Bordman @Nattelegraph Sn Correspondent from Toronto Canada who takes up for the Hindu community in Canada.
Paul Antonopoulos: editor of Greek City Times with a huge following on social networking sites wrote: “Justin Trudeau has resorted to supporting Khalistanis terrorists (Sikh extremists) in his own country to try and preserve his own unpopular government. According to the Angus Reid Institute, Trudeau’s approval rating has plummeted to only 33% and his disapproval rating has skyrocketed to 63%. It is quite clear that Trudeau is on his way out. Despite this reality, he is now making desperate steps to try and shore up support among his usual voter blocs. However, by appeasing extremist elements, Trudeau could create future security risks for Canada. What will Ottawa do in the future when these extremists demand a separate Khalistan for Sikh-majority areas of Canada since their project to create one in India failed?”
Indrani Bagchi an Indian foreign policy commentator wrote – “Trudeau not only did himself a disservice but he has also perversely made Modi a hero in India just before the elections without a Balakot, to boot”.
Keean Bexte a senior journalist from Alberta Canada took a dig at the Canadian PM – “After Trudeau accused India of assassinating someone in Canada, the only nation in the world willing to trust and stand shoulder to shoulder with Trudeau is the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. What a badge of honour!”
Anand Ranganathan a scientist and Author journalist wrote: In 1985 Khalistanis blew up Air India flight 182 killing 329. Amarjit, widow of the pilot Captain Bhinder claimed Justice wasn’t done. She was right. All accused had walked free because Trudeau’s father refused to hand over AI-182 bombers. (PHOTO )
Photo caption: Amarjit, widow of Captain Bhinder pilot Air India flight 182 killing 329 in 1985
Canada-India Spat, as another Punjabi Sukha Duneke gets killed in Canada
Canada-India Spat, as another Punjabi Sukha Duneke gets killed in Canada
Rashmi Talwar
AMRITSAR 22nd Sept 2023—- India Canada’s tit for tat notwithstanding, Sukhdool Singh aka Sukha Duneke was riddled with bullets on Wednesday night by unknown gunmen believed to be gangsters. Sukha, a known gangster himself was allegedly killed in Winnipeg Canada. The killing seemed to find parallels with the killing of terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in inter-gang warfare outside a Surrey Gurdawa in Canada on June 19. Hardeep’s (45) killing has soured Indo-Canadian relations recently as both countries use bans, and advisories to their citizens for travel and partly sour diplomatic relations with each other.
Gangster Duneke was known to have fled to Canada using forged documents in the year 2017 pending almost seven murder cases out of 20 against him in India. Canadian intelligence puts the onus of his killing on Moga based Davindar Bambeeha Gang.
PhotoSukhdool Singh @Sukha Duneke
Interestingly many countries who act ‘holier than thou’ with India and other developing countries could be accused of providing shelter, asylum, and nurturing criminal elements from India on the pretext that the individuals were being persecuted on innocent grounds such as faith, community, and due to public protests. It is a known fact that these criminal elements have been extensively used by countries moreso by Canada recently.
As many as 30 gangsters are known to be granted asylum by these countries. Mostly they arrive on fake passports or water routes, in Italy, Greece, and Nepal and in no time become valid passport holders of the host country. The maximum number is known to have arrived in Canada. Hardeep too was a wanted fugitive and terrorist heading the KLF a banned organization by India, provided asylum by Canada issued a Canadian passport allowed to propagate and carry out his Khalistani agenda, inimical to India.
Gangsters ‘Most Wanted’ have their roots in the Amritsar belt, Taran Taran, as well as in Moga, Barnala, Ferozpure, Fazillka, Kapurthala, Chandigarh, Abohar etc. The majority of them are from Punjab. More than 20 FIRs in cases of murder and other heinous crimes are registered against Duneke in Punjab and other states.
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India Fires Salvos at Canada after it takes Indo-Canadian spat to a deeper level
Rashmi Talwar
AMRITSAR 22nd Sep 2023—-
Stung by the arm-twisting tactics employed by the Canadian government issuing a travel advisory to the newly normalized state of Jammu Kashmir in India, equating it with a turmoil zone and therefore a life-threatening space, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs today took the spar deeper with Canada. Ministry of External Affairs MEA temporarily suspended issuing visas and processing visa applications for travel to India in its Canadian High Commission citing security threats that disrupted the normal working of the Indian HC. “Even e-visa applications of all categories are suspended. Discrimination of visa grants are of concern. Those having a visa or OCI cards are free to travel to India”. MEA‘s official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi replied to queries. The creation of an environment that disrupts the normal functioning of our HC has caused us to hold visa services temporarily.
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Downsizing Canadian diplomats in Canadian High Commission and Consulates in India
The Indian Foreign Office called for parity of strength and parity in rank among the diplomats of the Canadian High Commission and its Consulates in India, with those in the Indian High Commission in Ottawa, consulates in Toronto, and Vancouver, Canada.
“The number of Canadian diplomats in Canadian HC and consulates is higher than Indian counterparts in Indian HC in Canada; we have asked that the diplomatic number be downsized by Canada.
MEA‘s official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in no unequivocal terms retorted that India needn’t worry about any ‘reputational damage’ rather it is Canada that should be concerned about its reputation as a growing space for safe haven for terrorism, extremism, and organized crime.
About the travel advisory issued about Canada, the MEA clarified that it covers all Indians irrespective of religion or faith –“ Exercise utmost caution in view of growing anti-India activities and politically condoned hate crimes and criminal violence “
Recently, threats have particularly targeted Indian diplomats and sections of the Indian community who oppose the anti-India agenda. Indians are therefore advised to avoid travel to regions and potential venues in Canada that have seen such incidents. Given the deteriorating security environment in Canada for Indian students in particular are advised to exercise extreme caution and remain vigilant. Register with the Indian High Commission in Ottawa or download MADAD an Indian app for help and support to Indians in Canada.
The Consulate General of India in Toronto and Vancouver continues to be in contact with Canadian authorities to ensure the safety and well-being of the Indian community in Canada, the MEA assured.
About Canadian diplomats in India facing threats –“If Canadian diplomats or any foreign diplomats are facing threats in India we will take that very seriously and provide all security similarly we do expect the same sensitivity from the Canadian government towards posters threatening and assassination and incitement to violence towards Indian diplomats and attacks on our premises should also take their responsibilities seriously under Vienna convention. Fugitives, safe havens, and no action against terrorists causing disruptions in India are not going to be taken lightly. “
“We have 20-25 cases extradition requests to Canada, but Canadian response has not been helpful or responsible.”
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Canadian Immigration Minister MM botches up citizenship dates of Hardeep Nijjer
Canada’s minister for Immigration, refugees, and citizenship- Marc Miller first posted Hardeep Singh Nijjar a Khalistan Ideologue and designated terrorist of KLF wanted by India became a Canadian citizen in March 2015 while passport no QK139247 shows it was issued in November 2012.
The question arises whether Hardeep had a Canadian Passport before he became a Canadian Citizen.
Then the Minister of Immigration corrects it to May 2007!
So was Hardeep without a passport from 2007 to 2012?
This post on Twitter now ‘X’ caused much upheaval with top personalities calling off the minister’s bluff of saving the Indian-born fugitive whose killing by two unknown gunmen in Surrey Canada in June has been blamed on Indian agents, and has become an issue between India and Canada.
Some pointed out “Were the dates back-dated to save Nijjer from October’s Shingar Cinema Blast accusation?” The Shingar Cinema blast took place in Ludhiana Punjab killing six in the year 2007.
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Writer Rashmi Talwar can be reached at rashmitalwarno1@gmail.com
Viral video of Former PM Indira Gandhi’s Assassination by her bodyguards in Canada
Rashmi Talwar
Viral video of Former PM Indira Gandhi’s Assassination by her bodyguards in Canada
Larger underlying issue: Indian FM
Rashmi Talwar
AMRITSAR 8th June 2023— Lashing out at Canada over a free run to Khalistan radicals, the Indian Foreign Minister Dr. S Jaishankar, in a direct warning said “It’s not good for Canada!” The FM fumed over a video, that became viral, purportedly taken on 4th June in the streets of Brampton, a pocket area of Ontario Province, with a sizable Sikh population. That makes the event held merely two days before the observance of Operation Bluestar day i.e. ‘Ghallughara Diwas’ on 6th June, by Sikh radicals.
The video depicted the former PM Indira Gandhi with her signature crop of black hair, with raised her hands, supposedly in alarm, dressed in a white Saree, smeared in blood, as cut-outs of Sikh bodyguards in NSG Uniforms, as two killers Beant Singh and Satwant Singh, were depicted firing at her from a light machine gun and a revolver. The scene was recreated from the actual assassination of a PM in office on Oct 31st, 1984. It was the same year of army Op Bluestar in the Golden Temple to flush out terrorists from the holiest Sikh shrine in Amritsar.
On a moving vehicle, the life-size statue of Indira Gandhi is seen standing on artificial green turf representing the time when she was crossing the garden in her PM house, and the two cardboard uniformed bodyguards opened fire at her. She is seen flaying her arms in alarm. A board, half hidden by her figure, reads “Revenge for Op Bluestar at Harmandir Sahib” (Golden Temple).
The Tableaux called the ‘Shaheedi Float’ on Public display as a floater on a street in Brampton was created to mark the 39th anniversary of Op Bluestar. In the video, some nearby and distant homes and pines could be seen. In an adjoining road to the tableaux, women in Punjabi salwar Kameez were seen in groups as the tableaux moved on the street.
Dr S Jaishankar taking umbrage to the allowance of such horrific assassination, display against a former PM of India, during a vocal address, castigated Canada, and said- I think there is a bigger issue involved. And the bigger issue involved is really the space that Canada has continuously given. Frankly, to us we are at a loss to understand, other than the vote-bank politics, why would anybody do this. Because if you look at their history, you would imagine that they would’ve learned from their history and not repeat it. So it isn’t one incident, I think there is a larger underline issue about the space which is given to separatists, to extremists to people who advocate violence, and I think it is not good for relationships and it is not good for Canada!”
Jitandar Singh, a communication expert, wrote in a post on Twitter in response to the video “A country allowing such an event has to introspect. All these are clear signs of weak political leadership. Canadian citizens should worry about their political future. Appeasement does not help in the long run.” And further added –“For the sake of the country, the Government needs to do everything to crush them using all possible measures and also their connections, and sympathizers here. They are rapidly growing in their adventurism.” He quoted “The farm law repeal, apology to the protesters, soft approach to them after their R-Day raid on Red Fort, yearlong highway blockades sent a wrong message. They have become more motivated and emboldened.”
Michael Carvalho, another Twitterati, responded –“Political sensitivity towards Sikh minority especially in British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta seems to hinder a full-scale crackdown.
The most tragic irony of this situation is that the Khalistani propaganda hurts Sikh sentiments and Sikhs in their own home country and is actually tarnishing Sikh tenets. The Sikh community in India is greatly against the Khalistani elements propagating Khalistan from foreign shores.
A professor at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar lashed out at such elements and asked them to send their children and come themselves to give the supreme sacrifices of giving their lives, if they desire a Khalistan. “We certainly don’t want it!”.
It may be mentioned, that last year the same radicals held a controversial referendum for the formation of Khalistan, in the Brampton area.
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Ujjal Dosanjh Indo-Canadian Sikh politician
In a recent interactive session at Majha House, a cultural hub in Amritsar Ujjal Dosanjh, the first India-born Canadian provincial leader, when queried over Khalistan displays in Canada explained it as an attention-seeking and importance-creating tactic of migrated Canadian youth. A Sikh lady countered the Canadian politician –“I think the Indian diaspora in Canada, needs to ask some of us in India whether we want a Khalistan or not. It seems our opinion doesn’t matter and we are the ones who will be subjected to it”, pipped in Deepa Swani.
Dosanjh then was at pains to explain his views and stated-“In 1984, time of peak militancy in Punjab –“I called out Khalistan as a pipe dream! I still stand by it. It won’t happen, because people in Punjab don’t want it. And some of us suggested to self-professed Khalistanis to -Go buy land in Alberta where land is quite flat like Punjab, and set it up (as Khalistan), don t bug the people back home in India”.
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Manipulation for political gains!
“The era of foreign entities stirring up communal tensions in India is regrettably resurfacing in high-frequency Incidents where armed Sikhs attack the Indian diaspora. Incidents of attempts to vandalize temples in Australia, and disrespecting the Indian flag in the UK are recent glaring examples that experts put to tactics to ‘spite’ India due to his sovereign stand in the war between Ukraine and Russia. India preferred to be neutral instead of taking sides between EU & US-supported Ukraine and Russia supported by China. India preferred to look after its own and its people’s interests instead of being dragged into the war.
This is one of the prime reasons to rile India by encouraging anti-India sentiment in countries abroad.
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India’s Gigantic Response with a Gigantic Indian Flag!
Indian High Commission not only responded to Khalistan supporters, who tried to replace the Indian Tricolour with the Khalistan flag, in London recently, but also took a serious tit-for-tat approach, to the security breach issues at its HC offices in London, that was tactically overlooked by the British.
A giant size Indian National Flag, on the Indian mission’s building, was installed in minutes, replacing the desecrated small one as Khalistanis tried to take down the Indian flag and hoist their own. India thus gave a clear signal of supremacy to Khalistanis and British alike.
Alternately, India also visibly reduced security in the British HC in Delhi as a retaliatory measure to drive home the point, leading London to immediately reinforce security around Indian HC in London.
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