An unbiased Canadian investigative journalist on Sunday alleged that he was surrounded by a bunch of Khalistanis supporters and threatened with violence whereas reporting their rally.
The incident occurred whereas Mocha Bezirgan, an unbiased Canadian investigative journalist who covers Khalistani protests throughout Canada, the USA, the UK, and New Zealand, was in Vancouver to cowl a rally organized by Khalistan supporters.
“Effectively, I am nonetheless in Vancouver and it simply occurred two hours in the past, not too way back, and I am nonetheless shaking as a result of I used to be surrounded by a number of Khalistanis who acted like thugs. They surrounded me, threatened violence they usually acquired bodily with me. They grabbed my cellphone out of my hand in entrance of police, by the way in which,” ANI quoted Bezirgan as saying.
Bezirgan expressed concern over Canadian politicians’ continued affiliation with the extremist group regardless of their violent historical past.
“It’s disturbing that Canadian politicians proceed to affiliate with such extremists, regardless of their violent historical past and inflammatory rhetoric,” he mentioned.
Bezirgan claimed that the protesters mentioned they’d “ambush” and “kill” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s politics on the upcoming G7 occasion in Alberta.
“What these individuals are saying, how they’re exercising their free speech whereas they’re celebrating the assassins of Indira Gandhi and saying that they will ambush and kill Indian Prime Minister Modi’s politics on the G7. I requested them are you going to kill his politics the identical approach you killed Indira Gandhi’s politics? As a result of they seek advice from the assassins as their forefathers. They are saying we’re the descendants of the killers of Indira Gandhi, and they’re glorifying these acts of violence,” ANI quoted Bezirgan as saying.
Bezirgan known as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the G7 Summit a “massive step” in enhancing relations between the 2 international locations.
“It is a massive step that PM Carney invited PM Modi to Canada to attend G7 Summit and we’ll see how that goes as a result of there’s a number of strain constructing on PM Carney proper now from Khalistani parts and from World Sikh Group that he ought to cancel the invitation,” ANI quoted Bezirgan as saying.
Prime Minister Modi on Friday confirmed that he would attend the G7 Summit in Canada, after an invite from newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Carney. Canada will host the G7 Summit from June 15 to 17 in Kananaskis, Alberta.