Ottawa/New Delhi: Pro-Khalistani extremists in Canada held an anti-Hindu parade outside Malton Gurdwara in Toronto demanding the expulsion of eight lakh Hindus in Canada to India.
India has conveyed its strong protest to the Canadian High Commission here over the matter.
Pro-Khalistani activists raised slogans like “Go back Hindus” during the parade.
The parade featured a large truck with a mock-up of a jail with the effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar inside it, with their hands bound.
“We have conveyed our concerns in the strongest terms to the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi regarding the parade held in the Toronto where unacceptable imagery and threatening language were used against our leadership, and Indian citizens residing in Canada.
“We once again call on the Canadian authorities to act against anti India elements who spread hatred and advocate extremism and separatist agenda,” sources said.
Notably, the pro-Khalistani parade comes days after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election on April 28. The election also saw Jagmeet Singh, a vocal pro-Khalistan advocate, step down from the leadership of the NDP after losing the elections.
PM Modi was among the first to congratulate Carney on his election win.
India will be hoping to better the relations with Canada that had gone rapidly downhill under the previous prime minister Justin Trudeau, who openly backed the Khalistani elements in order to keep his grip on power.
