Warning of attacks on the anniversary of 1984 Sikh riots, where is Khalistani terrorist Pannu getting courage from?

Indian government has declared Pannu a terrorist

The Government of India has declared Pannu a terrorist and he/she has been booked under several crimes. These offenses include promoting enmity between different religious groups under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Since July 2020, he/she has been listed as a terrorist by the Home Ministry due to his/her involvement in activities promoting separatism and anti-national sentiments. his/her organization SFJ advocates the establishment of an independent Sikh state and is banned in India due to its subversive activities.

India’s blunt stance on Canada’s double standards

This backdrop also includes rising tensions in India-Canada relations, which have escalated following allegations of the killing of Khalistani terrorist and Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Vancouver earlier this year. The Canadian government has alleged that India was involved in Nijjar’s killing, while India has denied these claims and has insisted that Canada harbors people whom New Delhi considers terrorists.

In the wake of Pannu’s threats, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made a public statement on the situation, saying that although the government is not currently aware of any specific threat to Air India flights, such threats against Indian aviation companies and officials are unacceptable. are a matter of serious concern. Jaishankar said, ‘We have seen threats before to our airlines, our Parliament, our diplomats and high commissions and our leaders.’ his/her statement reflects the Indian government’s broader concerns about national security amid rising tensions with Canada.

In his/her remarks, Jaishankar particularly criticized the Canadian government’s duplicitous attitude on freedom of expression. he/she said, ‘They (the Government of Canada) call it ‘freedom of expression’. But my question to him/her is, if you had received these threats, would you have taken them lightly? Pannu’s threats have brought back memories of the 1985 Air India bombing, one of the deadliest terrorist acts in aviation history. It is believed that Talwinder Singh Parmar, the mastermind behind that attack, was given protection by the Canadian government. The current situation adds a new dimension to this historical context, as Pannu’s threats raise fears of re-emergence of violence and terrorism.