India stops consular camps in Canada, says lack of basic security by Canadian authorities

India stops consular camps in Canada, says lack of basic security by Canadian authorities

Denied even “minimal security protection” by Canadian security forces, the Indian High Commission in Canada has decided to cancel some of the planned consular camps. This comes next attacks by Khalistani gangs at two consular camps in Brampton and Surrey on November 2 and 3.

“In light of the security forces’ expression of their inability to provide minimum security protection to the organizers of community camps, the Consulate has decided to cancel some of the planned consular camps,” the Indian Consulate General in Toronto said in a statement. a message on X.

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A Khalistani mob entered the grounds of the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton and attacked devotees there. The temple hosted the consular camp and Ontario Peel Police failed to protect and act against the Khalistani attackers.

Sikhs for Justice, a banned pro-Khalistani group, said this is the case supporters protested the presence of Indian consular officials who had come to assist with administrative services.

The Indian High Commission provided essential services to Canadian Indians who were targeted by anti-Indian forces.

The camps help provide life insurance certificates to Canadian Indians, among other things.

At one such consular camp in Vancouver, organized at the Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey, 750 life certificates were issued to members of the Indian diaspora and pensioners on November 3.

The denial of ‘minimum security’ by Canadian security forces comes at a time when Khalistani elements have become hyperactive and made open threats against people of Indian origin and Indian-affiliated organizations. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party have also been criticized for failing to condemn the attack by the ‘Khalistanis’, who are accused of harboring and appeasing the separatists.

There is also evidence that Khalistani elements have infiltrated Canadian police forces.

Canada was forced to suspend a police officer, Harinder Sohiafter videos of him participating in a pro-Khalistan protest outside the attacked temple in Brampton went viral.

Sohi, a sergeant with Peel Regional Police, was caught on camera holding a Khalistan flag as others in the protest chanted anti-India slogans.

The Consulate General of India in Toronto on September 27 announced the organization of 14 life certificate camps for retirement purposes. According to a press release, these camps would take place between November 2 and 23 in several Canadian cities, including Winnipeg, Brampton, Halifax and Oakville.

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Sushim Mukul

Published on:

November 7, 2024

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