The secessionist organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) organised a truck and car rally in remembrance of the “1984 Sikh Genocide,” which drew over 8,000 Sikhs. At one point, the rally blocked the highways leading into downtown Toronto.
Hundreds of recognizable Canadian trucks drove on the main highway waving flags of Khalistan and chanting, “1984 Sikh Genocide,” as dozens of connected roads became congested. Long lanes of traffic were created on the highway by slowly moving vehicles carrying flags. The banners on the trucks read, “8-day-old Sikh infant burned alive by Hindu mobs.” Additionally, the trucks carried symbolic coffins to internationalize the 1984 Sikh genocide.
Tens of thousands of Sikhs are anticipated to cast their votes at Paul Coffee Arena during the second phase of the Khalistan Referendum, which will be held on November 6 in Mississauga and is being organised by Sikhs for Justice (SFJ). More than 110,000 Sikhs participated in the first phase of the Khalistan Referendum on September 18 and voted in favour of it.
The 1984 Sikh Genocide, which attempted to eradicate Sikh identity and religion, was one of the largest crimes against humanity, according to Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the founder and general counsel of the SFJ.
“The Sikh homeland of Khalistan will serve as the true source of justice for the community. Through a democratic referendum that will let Sikhs vote on Punjab’s future association with India, Sikhs want to free Punjab from Indian occupation “Demanding justice for the community, Pannun said.
Pannun continued by saying that the narrative being fueled by the RSS-BJP regime will result in another genocide of the community in India.
The Sikh leader addressed the gathering, saying, “The successive Indian regimes used violence against Sikh sovereignty to silence the independence movement, but now is the time the community must vote in a referendum to have an independent Sikh homeland Khalistan.”
Following the murder of Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984, planned attacks were launched across India against the Sikh population with the intention of destroying the community, with the active complicity of the police and government.
For several days, the violence against the Sikhs persisted in more than 100 Indian cities, resulting in over 30,000 deaths, tens of thousands of women being violated, hundreds of Gurudwaras being destroyed, and more than three million people being forced to flee their homes.
The intentional nature, scope, and scale of the violence against Sikhs in November 1984 was genocide, according to reports by numerous international human rights organisations and the most recent report, “Mass Violence Against The Sikh People In India: The Events of November 1984 – A Case of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity (updated October 2022),” written by the UK-based Global Diligence LLP.
