Pro-Khalistan protesters raise slogans in Canada

At least 80 pro-Khalistan protesters raised derogatory slogans when Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma attended an event organized by the Indo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) in Edmonton on March 11.

The event had earlier gained prominence after Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun called for the Khalistan sympathizers to “challenge, target and question” the Indian envoy over the alleged Indian involvement in the murder of Sikh preacher Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, in June 2023.

The March 11 event saw several protesters shouting slogans targeting the Indian envoy and the Indian state while a protester was seen defiling the Indian Tricolour.

“Pro-Khalistan elements tried to disrupt the event but did not succeed,” Mr. Verma said after the event.