Indian flag desecrated & ‘kill’ chants at unofficial ‘Khalistan referendum’ in Ottawa

TOI analogous from London: Thousands of Canadian Sikhs carrying yellowish Khalistan flags queued for hours to instrumentality portion successful an unofficial alleged “Khalistan Referendum” successful Ottawa connected Sunday successful freezing temperatures, icy winds and snow.The non-binding referendum, organised by Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), which is banned successful India nether UAPA for its subversive activities, asked them to ballot connected whether they wanted a abstracted homeland called “Khalistan” and for Punjab to secede from India.More than 53,000 Canadian Sikhs from Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec queued for 2 km to formed their ballots, SFJ claimed.“From new-born children to seniors utilizing walkers, families remained successful enactment each day.

Thousands were inactive waiting erstwhile the 3pm closing clip arrived, and voting continued to guarantee they could formed their ballots,” SFJ claimed, questioning wherefore Canadian PM Mark Carney met PM Narendra Modi connected the margins of the G20 leaders’ acme successful South Africa connected the precise aforesaid day.Videos taken by Alberta-based “Media Bezirgan” amusement Sikhs queuing circular the artifact to ballot astatine the McNabb Community Centre. Police liaison officers stood astir arsenic Khalistan supporters chanted “kill” slogans against India’s politicians and govt officials. SFJ wide counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, designated a violent by India, addressed voters done a outer message.The “referendum” concluded with the desecration of the Indian flag.