Khalistani-Hindu clashes product of Trudeau’s post-national experiment

by Joe Adam George

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In what has now become a common theme in the streets of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s post-national Canada, chaos and extremist violence marred an otherwise joyous occasion for the Canadian-Indian community celebrating Diwali and Bandi Chhor Diwas — festivals that symbolize the spiritual victory of good over evil and fighting injustice and oppression.

All hell broke loose when supporters of the Khalistan cause — a radical separatist movement that seeks a sovereign Sikh state carved out of India — targeted a popular Hindu temple in Brampton, O.N. A video circulating on social media showed Khalistanis trespassing on the temple grounds and physically assaulting the patrons. A Peel Police officer was suspended for participating in the pro-Khalistan protests. Another major temple in Surrey, B.C., was also reportedly targeted.

Both temple protests were organized with support from Sikhs for Justice, a group listed as a terrorist entity by India and headed by U.S.-based Khalistani provocateur Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who was the target of a foiled assassination plot allegedly orchestrated by New Delhi.

Incensed by the Brampton temple attack and the perceived lack of police response, many Hindus took to the streets and held counter-protests outside the Sikh Malton gurdwara in Mississauga, O.N.

As the chaos ensued, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a rare statement condemning the violence against Hindus. Alluding to Trudeau’s “Canada is a rule-of-law country” comment, which was made in the context of India’s alleged role in the assassination of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil, Modi appeared to take a jab at the Trudeau government, nudging him to make good on his claims “to ensure justice and uphold the rule of law.”