Canadian Sikh leader calls for RSS ban, sanctions against Indian diplomats

Canadian Sikh leader Jagmeet Singh has demanded a ban on the RSS and sanctions against the Indian diplomats.

Singh is the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) that had in past supported the ruling government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The NDP leader, who is known for his pro-Khalistan stance, at a news conference in Ottawa requested an emergency meeting with the Public Security Committee to better understand if there are other steps they can take to protect the Canadians.

“We demand that the Liberal government implement severe sanctions on Indian diplomats and banish the RSS, a violent, militant, terrorist organization from India, which is a group that operates here in Canada and in other countries as well,” Singh said, a day after he was briefed by the Canadian government on its side of the allegations against India.

“Are you being targeted?” he was asked. “It’s not about me. This is about the fact that Canadians are at serious threat and serious risk,” he said. Singh said “we need to work with our allies to put pressure on India”.

“We need to work with the United States… similar scenarios…have played out in the United Kingdom. So, it’s clear that we need to work with our allies to put pressure on India. But there’s got to be accountability. The Indian government has to be held to account. The Modi government has to be held to account. We all need to be unified as Canadian leaders. All of us have to be united in denouncing Modi and making sure we protect Canadians and put their safety first and foremost,” he said.