Canada: Sikh Politician calls for RSS ban, diplomatic sanctions on India amid rising tensions
Ottawa: Amid growing diplomatic tensions between India and Canada following the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canadian New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh on Monday urged the Canadian government to impose diplomatic sanctions on India and ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) network in Canada. Singh, a former ally of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, expressed deep concerns for the safety of the Sikh community in Canada and backed the expulsion of Indian diplomats.
In a statement, Singh called for decisive action, stating, “We support today’s decision to expel India’s diplomats and we’re calling on the Government of Canada to put diplomatic sanctions against India in place, ban the RSS network in Canada, and commit to pursuing severe consequences for anyone involved in organised criminal activity on Canadian soil.”
Singh's comments followed the release of a report by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), which highlighted growing threats, harassment, and violence faced by the Sikh community. The report outlined critical issues, including violent extremism, potential links between Indian government agents and homicides, and interference in Canada's democratic processes.
Singh also alleged that Canada has credible evidence linking Indian officials to Nijjar’s assassination. He stressed the need for accountability, emphasising that multiple individuals had been indicted by the United States for related crimes. Singh further claimed that 13 people in Canada had received warnings of serious threats to their lives since September 2023.
Nijjar, labelled a terrorist by India's National Investigation Agency in 2020, was killed outside a gurdwara in Surrey, Canada, in June 2023.
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UP: Police official shunted after killing of two senior employees of biogas plant in Budaun
Budaun (UP) (PTI): The Uttar Pradesh government has shunted the Circle Officer of the area in connection with the recent killing of two senior officials at an HPCL compressed biogas plant in the district, officials said on Sunday.
Superintendent of Police (Rural) Hirdesh Katheriya said that Ujhani Circle Officer Devendra Singh has been attached to the Police headquarters in Lucknow, and Rahul Pandey of UP-112 emergency response service has been posted to Budaun in his place.
The action comes a day after the state government transferred Senior Superintendent of Police Brijesh Kumar Singh following the double murder at the plant in Sejni village in the Musajhag area.
Meanwhile, under the directions of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted under the chairmanship of the Bareilly divisional commissioner to conduct a detailed probe into the incident.
The incident took place on Thursday when Sudhir Kumar Gupta, 58, deputy general manager at the facility, and Harshit Sharma, 34, an assistant manager, were shot dead by Ajay Pratap Singh, who was earlier a vendor at the plant here in the district.
The main accused has been arrested, and authorities have also pasted notices on six shops allegedly owned by him in Sejni village that were reportedly constructed over government land, they said, adding that the demolition may be carried out after due procedure.
In view of the incident, authorities have also decided to establish a police outpost inside the plant premises with the deployment of two sub-inspectors and eight police personnel to enhance security.
