Pro-Khalistan and pro-Khalistan during a special camp organized recently to issue the annual life certificates required for their pension to the ex-employees who have retired from India and are living in Canada at the Hindu Sabha temple in Brampton city, which has a large population of people of Indian origin in Canada. The aggrieved parties staged protests. The annual camp was organized by the officials of the Consulate of India from Toronto. During the protest outside the temple, both the parties shouted slogans against each other. Meanwhile, violent clashes also took place between the two sides and after going inside the parking lot of the temple, Indians and Khalistani attacked each other with their flag poles. The videos of this incident are also becoming a topic of discussion through social media.
There was a large presence of Peel police officers on the occasion, but their efforts were focused on separating the two angry parties and keeping them away from each other. Khalistanis raised slogans against the Indian government and the Indian embassy. He questioned why the embassy is conducting these programs in temples instead of its consulate, and demanded justice for the murder of Khalistani activist Hardeep Singh Nijhar. In response to this, slogans of Lawrence Bishnoi Zindabad, Khalistan Murdabad, Jai Sri Ram, Bharat Mata Ki Jai, Hindustan Zindabad etc. were heard by the pro-saffron party. The police officers appealed to both parties to remain calm. After the violent attack, some activists of the pro-saffron party showed their wounds and demanded the arrest of the attackers, but the protesters expressed their anger at the police’s laxity in making arrests. During the incident, leaders of saffron organizations and people gathered in the temple and the speakers said that the safety of the local Hindu community was in danger.
There are also indications from a video obtained from the spot that some activists of the Indian party made a violent plan (to throw stones and sticks) to oppose the Khalistani party and in response to the protesters of the Khalistani party, the activists of the Indian party attacked the temple. When they ran towards the parking lot through the gate, the Khalistanis chased them and there was a scuffle. But the Khalistanis did not attack the temple. Knowingly, the saffronists The news spread that Khalistanis attacked the temple.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Transport of Canada and the Member of Parliament of Canada, Anita Anand, who often publicly describes herself as a leader of the Hindu community, issued a statement and expressed her concern over the incident of violent conflict.
After this incident at the Hindu Sabha temple, a mob of saffron fanatics protested outside a Gurdwara Sahib and some other places in Brampton and Mississauga and there were reports of police arresting 4 saffron hooligans.
According to the statement of the Indian High Commission in Toronto, a consular camp was organized in the temple area, during which the anti-Indian elements disrupted it. They said that the annual camps for issuing life certificates will be held in different cities of Canada during the month of November. But this will not be possible without adequate arrangements for the security of diplomats and staff, which may cause problems to the common people.
This incident has been condemned by all political parties including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau The mayor of Brampton, Patrick Brann, expressed concern about the overall situation and said that a resolution prohibiting protesting outside religious places in the city will be presented to the city council.
