RAW report alerted PMO on resurgence of Sikh groups
9 years, 8 months ago

RAW report alerted PMO on resurgence of Sikh groups

The Hindu  

A little more than a month ago, India’s external intelligence agency the Research and Analysis Wing sent a report to the Prime Minister’s Office, detailing the resurgence of “Sikh radical organisations” across the globe. The report, the contents of which are available with The Hindu, was sent on June 16 and it spoke about the activities of Sikh radical organisations in countries such as Germany, U.K., France, U.S., Pakistan and Malaysia. It said that on June 6 in Germany, Sikh radical organisations such as Babbar Khalsa International and Sikh Federation staged a protest in front of the Consulate General of India, Frankfurt. A few new Sikh families, which arrived from Portugal, were Similarly in U.K., radical groups under the banner of Sikh Federation held a remembrance march and freedom rally to commemorate the 31st anniversary of Operation Blue Star.

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Khalistan protestor attempt to attack EAM S Jaishankar in London; tears Indian flag
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Khalistan protestor attempt to attack EAM S Jaishankar in London; tears Indian flag

Live Mint  

Khalistani extremists harassed and tried to assault External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in London on Thursday as he was leaving a car after attending an event at the Chatham House think tank. UK govt's leaked report says… A leaked report on the UK government’s ‘Extremism Review’ has highlighted two types of extremism originating from the Indian subcontinent: pro-Khalistan extremism and …

British Sikh groups disrupt some screenings of Kangana Ranaut's Emergency' in UK, call her a notorious actress/politician
2 months, 1 week ago

British Sikh groups disrupt some screenings of Kangana Ranaut's Emergency' in UK, call her a notorious actress/politician

Firstpost  

Meanwhile, Ranaut took to social media herself with a video expressing her gratitude and also voicing her disappointment regarding the film’s reception in Punjab and among some Sikhs abroad British Sikh groups have organised protests against Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Emergency’, disrupting the film’s screening at some cinemas in the UK during its opening weekend. The Sikh Press Association group stated on …

British Sikh groups disrupt some screenings of ‘Emergency’ in UK
2 months, 1 week ago

British Sikh groups disrupt some screenings of ‘Emergency’ in UK

Hindustan Times  

London, British Sikh groups have organised protests against Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Emergency’, disrupting the film’s screening at some cinemas in the UK during its opening weekend. British Sikh groups disrupt some screenings of ‘Emergency’ in UK The Sikh Press Association group stated on social media that the film is seen as “anti-Sikh” and the protests have resulted in cancelled screenings in …

White House officials meet Sikh activists before PM Modi's U.S. visit
6 months, 1 week ago

White House officials meet Sikh activists before PM Modi's U.S. visit

The Hindu  

White House officials have met a group of Sikh activists to assure them that the U.S. government is committed to protecting Americans from any acts of transnational aggression on its soil, a community leader has said. Held inside the White House complex on Thursday, the meeting was attended by Pritpal Singh of the American Sikh Caucus Committee and representatives from …

White House Officials Meet Sikh Activists Before PM Modi's US Visit
6 months, 1 week ago

White House Officials Meet Sikh Activists Before PM Modi's US Visit

News 18  

White House officials have met a group of Sikh activists to assure them that the US government is committed to protecting Americans from any acts of transnational aggression on its soil, a community leader has said. PM Modi In US LIVE Updates Held inside the White House complex on Thursday, the meeting was attended by Pritpal Singh of the American …

Punjab — beware the Ides of March
1 year, 11 months ago

Punjab — beware the Ides of March

The Hindu  

Three decades after sectarian violence mauled Punjab, the radicalist threat appears to be raising its head again. Most important is to avoid treating all that is happening now as evidence of a foreign conspiracy — of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence and other like-minded forces — instead of facing up to the reality that this may be more than a mere emotional …

Pro-Khalistanis hold ‘freedom march’ in Amritsar ahead of ‘Operation Bluestar’ anniversary
2 years, 9 months ago

Pro-Khalistanis hold ‘freedom march’ in Amritsar ahead of ‘Operation Bluestar’ anniversary

The Hindu  

Members associated with radical Sikh outfits and pro-Khalistan groups, including Dal Khalsa, Shiromani Akali Dal among others held, what they termed a ‘freedom march’ in the city on Sunday, a day ahead of the 38th anniversary of ‘Operation Bluestar’, even as uneasy calm was palpable among residents. The protesters, including youth and the elderly, carrying ‘Khalistan’ flags and placards, raised …

Radical Sikh outfits plan to hold Human Rights march in Kashmir
5 years, 3 months ago

Radical Sikh outfits plan to hold Human Rights march in Kashmir

Op India  

Pro-Khalistani Radical Sikh outfits Dal Khalsa and Simranjit Singh Mann-led Shiromani Akali Dal have planned to organise a human rights march in Kashmir to observe the World Human Rights Day on December 10. Kanwar Pal Singh, the Dal Khalsa spokesman said, “Our primary concern is to strive for the fundamental rights of the people of Kashmir and it will be …

Sikh youth diaspora being brought to India to counter Pak separatist agenda
5 years, 5 months ago

Sikh youth diaspora being brought to India to counter Pak separatist agenda

India TV News  

Concerned at the misinformation being spread about India by Pakistan and separatist Khalistanis in countries like the US, the UK and Canada, and its effect on the impressionable minds of young Sikhs, the government is bringing to India a batch of youngsters from these countries to get them acquainted about Sikhism and its deep roots in the country. The Sikh …

Security tightened up in Amritsar ahead of Operation Blue Star anniversary
5 years, 9 months ago

Security tightened up in Amritsar ahead of Operation Blue Star anniversary

India TV News  

Amritsar has turned into a virtual fortress ahead of the 35th anniversary of Operation Blue Star on June 6, with more than 3,000 security personnel deployed and police maintaining a hawk-eyed vigil in sensitive areas. The Army had carried out Operation Blue Star in June 1984 to flush out militants hiding in the Golden Temple complex here. Amid apprehensions that …

Pro-Khalistani plot to incite Sikhs and foil the Indian flag hoisting on Republic day exposed
6 years, 2 months ago

Pro-Khalistani plot to incite Sikhs and foil the Indian flag hoisting on Republic day exposed

Op India  

Days after Republic TV uncovered the pro-Khalistani front’s ‘Break India’ agenda and made few shocking revelations regarding its close nexus with Pakistan, China and the Maoists, CNN-News18 has now exposed how the pro-Khalistani outfit Sikhs for Justice is planning to target the Republic day celebrations. The pro-Khalistani outfit SFJ, in an open exhortation, has claimed that they would honour any …

Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh says 'no show' for pro-Khalistan rally in London, claims lack of on-ground support for cause
6 years, 7 months ago

Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh says 'no show' for pro-Khalistan rally in London, claims lack of on-ground support for cause

Firstpost  

Terming a rally held by a Sikh organisation in London as a “no-show and a damp squib”, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Monday that the event has “exposed total lack of ground support for Referendum 2020 even outside India”. Chandigarh: Terming a rally held by a Sikh organisation in London as a “no-show and a damp squib”, Punjab …

Read why people are asking Hindustan Times if they are upset about a pro-Khalistan rally being disrupted
6 years, 7 months ago

Read why people are asking Hindustan Times if they are upset about a pro-Khalistan rally being disrupted

Op India  

UK-based separatist group Sikhs for Justice had organised an event to call for the so-called ‘referendum’ for the separation Punjab from India at London’s Trafalgar Square. pic.twitter.com/0szFdJ3F8k — Ravinder Singh Robin August 12, 2018 According to reports, many Indian-origin people came out to support India and seen opposing the event was backed by Pakistan’s ISI. Though HT has mentioned in …

Kashmiri separatists to join forces in pro-Khalistan rally in London
6 years, 7 months ago

Kashmiri separatists to join forces in pro-Khalistan rally in London

India Today  

Sikh for Justice is holding a non-binding referendum throughout the world on the issue of Sikhs' right of self-determination for the independence of Punjab - the historical homeland of Sikhism. Besides the overwhelming support of the British and European Sikh community, several Kashmiri separatist outfits have extended their support to a global pro-Khalistan event on August 12 in London. In …

India protests to UK over pro-Khalistani event in London
6 years, 8 months ago

India protests to UK over pro-Khalistani event in London

India Today  

India issued a demarché to the United Kingdom on Wednesday over the issue of allowing permission for a pro-Khalistani event to be held in London on August 12, 2018. In a statement the SFJ said, On August 12 at Trafalgar Square, Sikhs For Justice is holding "London Declaration" in which Sikh political activists, in the presence of delegates from referendum …

Operation Bluestar anniversary: Pro-Khalistan and anti-government slogans raised
8 years, 9 months ago

Operation Bluestar anniversary: Pro-Khalistan and anti-government slogans raised

Firstpost  

A small group of people who raised pro-Khalistan and anti-government slogans were whisked away by the SGPC Task Force and police as the 32nd anniversary of the Indian Army’s “Operation Bluestar” passed off peacefully at the Golden Temple complex on Monday. Amritsar: A small group of people who raised pro-Khalistan and anti-government slogans were whisked away by the SGPC Task …

Operation Blue Star anniversary observed amid tight security
8 years, 9 months ago

Operation Blue Star anniversary observed amid tight security

Deccan Chronicle  

Amritsar: Pro-Khalistan slogans were raised by members of a radical Sikh group on the premises of Golden Temple here today as the 32nd anniversary of Operation Bluestar was observed amidst tight security. Addressing the gathering from the ground floor of Akal Takht, Mann accused Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal of interfering in the religious affairs of the Sikhs and those …

Ahead of Operation Bluestar anniversary, security forces conduct flag march in Amritsar
8 years, 9 months ago

Ahead of Operation Bluestar anniversary, security forces conduct flag march in Amritsar

Firstpost  

Security forces conducted a flag march in sensitive areas of Amritsar to instil confidence among people ahead of the 32nd anniversary of ‘Operation Bluestar’ Amritsar: Security forces conducted a flag march in sensitive areas of Amritsar on Wednesday to instil confidence among people ahead of the 32nd anniversary of ‘Operation Bluestar’ by the Indian Army at the Golden Temple complex. …

On Day 1, concern over Sikh radicalism
9 years, 4 months ago

On Day 1, concern over Sikh radicalism

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now on a visit to the United Kingdom, is learnt to have told his British counterpart David Cameron that Indian intelligence agencies had information that two gurdwaras, one in Birmingham and the other in Glasgow, were being used to espouse radical views among the Sikh youth. Mr. Modi is learnt to have told Mr. Cameron that …

Global conference on religions in Indore from today, 3 other events of the day
9 years, 5 months ago

Global conference on religions in Indore from today, 3 other events of the day

India TV News  

Global conference on religions in Indore from today Delhi CM Kejriwal to visit trouble-hit Punjab Nearly 1,000 delegates, including 100 religious leaders drawn from different parts of the world, are expected to take part in an international conference on religions beginning here on October 24. New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party supremo, Arvind Kejriwal is all set to visit Amritsar and …

Sikhs, Patels protest against PM Modi at UN headquarters
9 years, 6 months ago

Sikhs, Patels protest against PM Modi at UN headquarters

India TV News  

United Nations: A group of Sikhs and the Patidar community supporters have demonstrated outside the UN headquarters here, coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech on Sustainable Development at a special UN summit. Under the banner of Sikhs for Justice, over 200 Sikhs, alleging human rights violations in Punjab, demanded referendum in 2020 for a separate Khalistan. "There is massive …

Sikhs protest at UN on 30th anniversary of Bluestar
10 years, 9 months ago

Sikhs protest at UN on 30th anniversary of Bluestar

India TV News  

New York: Marking the 30th anniversary of ‘Operation Bluestar', Sikh men, women and children held a demonstration outside the United Nations today and announced the holding of a referendum among the Sikh diaspora in 2020 on the right to self-determination. Rights group Sikhs for Justice submitted a complaint to the UN human rights body urging the UN to set up …

Dal Khalsa writes to Cameron over Thatcher link to Operation Bluestar
11 years, 2 months ago

Dal Khalsa writes to Cameron over Thatcher link to Operation Bluestar

India TV News  

Amritsar: Radical Sikh outfit Dal Khalsa has written a letter to British Prime Minister David Cameron, expressing its pain, concern and anguish over the “revelations” that Margaret Thatcher's government might have helped Indira Gandhi plan Operation Bluestar in 1984. The letter written by party's spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh has been sent through the High Commissioner of British Embassy in New …

Sikh groups launch signature campaign in support of UN 'genocide petition'
11 years, 4 months ago

Sikh groups launch signature campaign in support of UN 'genocide petition'

The Hindu  

Sikh human rights groups have launched a global signature campaign on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, in support of the “1984 Genocide” petition pending before the United Nations Human Rights Council. Till then, Sikh groups will continue to collect signatures in support of the “1984 Genocide” Petition and will submit them to UNHCR, said Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, legal …

The still warm embers of Operation Blue Star
12 years, 2 months ago

The still warm embers of Operation Blue Star

The Hindu  

Every year when it happens, the country sits up with concern. In Punjab though, the death anniversaries of the assassins of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who ordered the attack on the Golden Temple, or those of General A.S. Vaidya — he was the Indian Army chief in 1984 and executed Operation Blue Star — are routinely observed at the …

Massive fundraising campaign in west by Sikh separatists to revive terrorism in Punjab
12 years, 5 months ago

Massive fundraising campaign in west by Sikh separatists to revive terrorism in Punjab

India TV News  

New Delhi, Oct 07, 2012: An extensive fundraising campaign is being undertaken by secessionist Sikh groups in Europe and North America at the instance of Pakistan's ISI to revive terrorism in Punjab. Sources in security agencies have informed about movement of banned Babbar Khalsa International and Khalistan Commando Force terror groups in western countries with the aim to radicalise Sikh …

US Sikhs go beyond protests to raise ’84 riots awareness
15 years, 4 months ago

US Sikhs go beyond protests to raise ’84 riots awareness

Hindustan Times  

Twenty-five years after the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India, the US-based Sikh organisations have moved away from demonstrations to a “justice awareness campaign”. India needs to change its enduring culture of impunity before its citizens place trust in the rule of law in other conflict areas, like Kashmir and Naxalite-affected states.” On Monday, a delegation of Sikhs for Justice claimed …

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