Khalistani Supporters ‘Instil Fear Of Violence’ By Putting Up Posters Of Indira Gandhi’s Assassination: Canadian MP Raises Concern

New Delhi: India and Canada have been going through a rough phase in terms of their diplomatic relations and this began a few months ago, when the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blamed India for the death of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India had denied any involvement in the matter and recently, three Indians had also been arrested by the Canadian Police in the same case. In a new development, Canadian MP Chandan Arya has raised a concern that the Khalistani supporters have been trying to ‘instil a fear of violence in Hindu-Canadians’ by putting up posters of Indira Gandhi after her assassination, i.e. photos with bullet wounds all over her body.

‘Khalistani Supporters Trying To Instil Fear Of Violence In Hindu-Canadians’, MP Chandan Arya

Indian-origin Canadian member of Parliament Chandra Arya on Saturday expressed concern over Khalistani supporters in Canada putting up posters of Indira Gandhi’s assassination. Arya claimed that the Khalistani supporters are once again attempting to “instil fear of violence in ‘Hindu-Canadians'” by putting up posters of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination, showing bullet holes in her body with her Sikh bodyguards turned assassins holding guns. The Canadian member of parliament, Arya, further recalled the similar float of threats that were spread a couple of years back.

“Khalistan supporters in Vancouver with posters, of Hindu Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi body with bullet holes with her bodyguards turned assassins holding their guns, are again attempting to instil fear of violence in Hindu-Canadians,” Arya said in a post shared on X. “This is a continuation of threats with a similar float in Brampton couple of years back and few months back Pannu of Sikhs for Justice asking Hindus to go back to India. I again call on law enforcement agencies in Canada to take immediate action,” Arya added.

Khalistan supporters in Vancouver with posters, of Hindu Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi body with bullet holes with her bodyguards turned assassins holding their guns, are again attempting to instil fear of violence in Hindu-Canadians.
This is continuation of threats with a… pic.twitter.com/ia8WQL4VtH

— Chandra Arya (@AryaCanada) June 8, 2024

‘This May Leas To Something Real, If Left To Continue Unchallenged’

The Canadian member of parliament said that if this continues to remain unchallenged, it might lead to something real. “With picture of guns readily being used to convey the message may lead to something real if this is left to continue unchallenged,” he said on X. Adding to this, Arya emphasised that the prominence of Indira Gandhi’s bindi on her forehead was to make “doubly sure” that the intended targets were Hindu-Canadians. “The prominence of the bindi on the forehead of Indira Gandhi is to make doubly sure the intended targets are Hindus in Canada,” he wrote.

(Inputs from ANI)