Denied even “minimum security protection” by Canadian security agencies, the Indian High Commission in Canada has decided to cancel some of the planned consular camps. This comes after attacks by Khalistani mobs at two consular camps in Brampton and Surrey on November 2 and 3.
“In view of the security agencies conveying their inability to provide minimum security cover to the organizers of the community camps, the consulate has decided to cancel some of the planned consular camps,” the Consulate General of India in Toronto said in a post on X.
A Khalistani mob entered the Hindu Sabha temple in Brampton and attacked devotees there. The temple organized the consular camp and the Peel Police in Ontario Province failed to protect and act against the Khalistani attackers.
Sikhs for Justice, a banned pro-Khalistani group, said so supporters protested the presence of Indian consular officials who had come to help with administrative services.
The Indian High Commission provided essential services to Canadian-Indians who were targeted by anti-Indian forces.
Among other things, the camps help provide life insurance certificates to Canadian-Indians.
One such consular camp in Vancouver, organized at Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey on November 3, issued 750 life certificates to members of the Indian diaspora and pensioners.
The denial of “minimum security” by Canadian security agencies comes at a time when Khalistani elements have become hyperactive and issued open threats against people of Indian origin and organizations linked to India. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party have also been criticized for not condemning the attack by the “Khalistanis”, who have been accused of harboring and appeasing the secessionists.
There is also evidence that Khalistani elements have infiltrated Canadian police services.
Canada was is 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, while others in the protest chanted anti-India slogans.
The Consulate General of India in Toronto announced on September 27 the organization of 14 life certificate camps for retirement purposes. These camps were scheduled to be held between Nov. 2 and Nov. 23 in various Canadian cities, including Winnipeg, Brampton, Halifax and Oakville, according to a news release.
