The situation is just getting worse and tensions are increasing between India and Canada.

A pro-Khalistan organisation banned in India in 2019, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has threatened Hindus of Indian origin and asked them to leave Canada for supporting the country of their origin and “promoting violence” by celebrating Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing, as reported by HindustanTimes.

“Indo-Hindu leave Canada; go to India. You not only support India but you are also supporting the suppression of speech and expression of pro-Khalistan Sikhs,” said SFJ’s legal counsel Gurpatwant Pannun in a video, which has gone viral. Pannun has been designated as a terrorist in India.

What's happening in Canada is concerning!

Vijay Jain, a spokesperson for Canadian Hindus for Harmony, expressed concern over Pannun’s threat. “We are now seeing full-scale Hinduphobia out across the board.”

Vandals allegedly associated with the so-called Khalistan referendum in Canada have been blamed for at least a dozen cases of desecration of temples with graffiti or anti-India posters. A petition has been pending before the Canadian House of Commons to recognise Hinduphobia in the glossary of terms in the Human Rights Code to describe anti-Hindu prejudice and discrimination. The petition has so far gathered nearly 9000 signatures.

Jain said Trudeau’s remarks about India’s alleged involvement in Nijjar’s killing may stoke the sentiment. “We are worried that this may translate into the loss of Canadian Hindu lives as in 1985.”

Jain’s reference was to the Khalistani bombing of Air India Montreal-London–Delhi–Bombay flight in June 1985, which left 307 passengers and 22 crew members on board dead. It was the worst terrorist attack in Canadian history. Canada annually on June 23 observes the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism in memory of those killed in the bombing.