Justin Trudeau, Canadian PM, pictured with Sikh neighborhood leaders and pro-Khalistan leaders at a Baisakhi occasion in Toronto. (Picture: Video screengrab/X)
Justin Trudeau advised the attendees that Canada’s biggest energy is its variety as pro-Khalistani chants have been raised throughout his handle.
Professional-Khalistan chants stuffed the air throughout a Khalsa parade in Toronto the place Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the attendees on the event of Khalsa Day. His rival Pierre Poilievre of the Conservative Celebration and Jagmeet Singh of the New Democratic Celebration (NDP) additionally attended the rally.
Right now, leaders from the Liberal, Conservative, and NDP events joined the Khalsa parade (Parade of the Pure) in Toronto to enchantment to Khalistan voters.Trudeau was gifted a sword, whereas Pierre took issues a step additional than Trudeau by bending the knee, and Jagmeet delivered… pic.twitter.com/RJW9ZNvSYk
— Mocha Bezirgan (@BezirganMocha) April 29, 2024
As Trudeau delivered his speech, pro-Khalistani chants have been heard all through. “We’ve got to recollect and get reminded on days reminiscent of this and day by day, that Sikh values are Canadian values. Fact, justice, openness, compassion, service, human rights. These are the values on the coronary heart of Sikhism. These are the values of the center of Sikh Canadian communities. However they’re additionally values on the coronary heart of all Canadians,” Trudeau mentioned as Khalistan Zindabad slogans have been chanted.
The video of the rally went viral on social media after Mocha Bezirgan shared it on social media web site X. He mentioned that Justin Trudeau was gifted a sword by the rally organisers.
Within the video, Conservative Celebration chief Pierre Poilievre can be seen taking a knee, as a mark of respect for the neighborhood. Jagmeet Singh delivered his speech in Punjabi.
“To the practically 800,000 Canadians of Sikh heritage throughout this nation, we are going to at all times be there to guard your rights and your freedoms, and we are going to at all times defend your neighborhood towards hatred and discrimination,” he mentioned.
He mentioned that his authorities will improve the safety infrastructure program for extra safety at neighborhood centres and throughout all gurudwaras. “Your proper to practise your faith freely and with out intimidation is precisely that – a basic proper, assured within the Canadian Constitution of Rights and Freedoms, that we are going to at all times rise up and defend you for,” he additional added.
Khalistani separatists and the Canadian authorities’s insurance policies which don’t prohibit them from spreading Hinduphobia and anti-India hatred has led to deterioration of India-Canada ties.
Khalistani separatists have been tied to incidents of vandalism at Hindu temples in addition to assaults on members of the Indian diaspora. The separatists have additionally attacked Sikhs who don’t agree with their ideology.
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