Canadian government has disappointed Sikhs : Dal Khalsa

JALANDHAR: Expressing surprise and disappointment reference to “Sikh (Khalistani) Extremism” in Public Safety Canada’s 2018 Public Report on the Terrorism Threat to Canada, Dal Khalsa has said Justin Trudeau’s government has taken a biased view and has committed a gross error in maligning the Sikh image “probably under Indian government’s false propaganda”.
In a statement issued on Friday, Dal Khalsa president H S Dhami said that the Canada’s move without any substantial and concrete evidence amounted to stereotyped profiling of Sikhs which evoked strong reaction among Sikhs worldwide.
“We did not expect from Trudeau Government that it would toe the Indian line so easily. If the Canadian government thinks that by doing so it will be able to placate the Modi dispensation, it is mistaken. Moreover Canadian PM should not set a stage to lose the overwhelming love of the community that was exhibited when he visited Darbar Sahib, Amritsar in February this year,” he said.
Dal Khalsa leader also held that the Canadian government missed a golden opportunity to dislodge the baseless concerns of Indian state regarding the threat to its integrity from Canadian Sikhs supporting the cause of right to self-determination in Punjab. “Ottawa does not have to buy any ar­gu­ment for or against the Sikhs from any­one and least of all from New Delhi,” he added.