The killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the leader of the Khalistan Movement in Canada, cost India dearly. The killing of a Sikh leader by the Indian intelligence agency "RAW" which is the official terrorist organization at the Indian Embassy in Canada is obvious as day. It is no small and insignificant matter that the Canadian government has solid and irrefutable evidence of this murder and the people involved in it. And this is the evidence that the US has provided to the Canadian government.

In addition to receiving this evidence from the United States, Canadian agencies have also collected evidence and evidence about those responsible for the murder. The Canadian Prime Minister issued a statement about India's involvement in the murder after all the investigations. Earlier, on the occasion of the G20 meeting in India, the Canadian Prime Minister also discussed this issue with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Bitterness also arose between the two Prime Ministers. On his return from India, the Canadian Prime Minister ordered the expulsion of the "RAW" officer posted at the Indian Embassy in Canada from Canada.

The United States, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand not only expressed outrage over this incident but also criticized India and supported Canada and demanded India to cooperate in the investigation of the murder. But India is still reluctant to cooperate in the investigation, which is another proof of India's involvement in the incident. If India was not involved in the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh, it would have itself demanded an investigation from Canada. Instead, India is running away from the investigation. Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar yesterday demanded from Canada that if Canada provides "relevant information" about the killing of Hardeep Singh, then India is ready to review this information. The Indian foreign minister did not say that India is ready to cooperate in the investigation which is a joint demand of the US, UK, Canada and Australia.

Despite all these evidences and demands, India expressed its traditional shamelessness and accused the Pakistani agency ISI of being involved in this incident.  While making this shameful, false, baseless and absurd accusation against Pakistan, the Indian media did not think that what Pakistan had to do with this incident. Secondly, the indisputable proofs, evidences and details collected by the US and Canada are all against India. Thirdly, the Canadian Prime Minister, who is a responsible person, has expressed the "possibility" of India's involvement in the murder before the House of Commons. Besides, Canada, USA, UK and Australia have asked India to join and cooperate in the investigation.

In view of all this situation, where is the name of the Pakistani institution? Is it possible to save India from this baseless and shameful propaganda? Of course never, but if seen, the Indian media has put a seal of approval on the American and Canadian investigations by making this absurd accusation against Pakistan.

The Indian government and the media should now admit that India has been caught badly by killing Canada-based Sikh leader of the Khalistan movement, Hardeeb Singh Nijjar. And in the coming months, India will have to face international humiliation and isolation as well. Now India cannot be absolved of this murder by blaming any country or institution. Western media have also published reports of India's involvement in Nijar's murder.

The American intelligence agency FBI has informed the Sikh community living in America to be careful as India may act against Sikhs there as well. According to the report of The Guardian newspaper, after the killing of Khalistan movement leader Hardeeb Singh Nijjar in Canada, Sikhs around the world have become more active and are demanding the international community to take practical and strict actions against India and arrest Najar's killers.

It should be decided and really punished. The Sikhs living in the United States demonstrated strongly in front of the United Nations headquarters and repeated their demands by chanting slogans against India. He should take action against supporters of Khalistan based in Canada. But this was not considered. This statement also implies India's admission of guilt that India killed a pro-Khalistan Sikh leader to intimidate Sikhs and suppress the Khalistan movement when Canada did not take action against Sikhs. Pakistan has tried several times to draw the attention of the world with concrete evidence that India is a terrorist state. Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir and mistreatment of minorities, especially Muslims, in India are clear evidences. Indian intelligence agency "RA" is involved in terrorism in other countries including Pakistan. Kulbhushan Yadav is still living proof. "RAW" is undoubtedly a killer organization.

According to international media, Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a firm supporter of Khalistan,  advocating a separate state for Indian Sikhs, and  the Indian RAW had declared him as a "terrorist" during the corona pandemic in 2020. Though Nijjar had categorically denied the RAW’s charges of terrorism and militancy against him, yet the Modi Sarkar was hunting him and did not accept his clarifications.

He was on list of RAW, which has killed him and the Canadian government has credible evidence regarding the involvement of the Indian RAW’s agents in Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing. Not only Canada, other countries also believe that Nijjar was killed by Indian Govt and in the wake of the Canadian government's  response to the murder of Sikh leader Nijjar in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, have also called for investigation and they have also pressed the Indian Govt to cooperate in the investigation process but the Modi Sarkar is no mood to cooperate..  As a matter of fact, this cruel, irresponsible attitude and brazenness of Modi Sarkar is the proof of the double-standard of the Indian Govt, which claims to be the world’s biggest secular state. In reality, Indian Govt has been making life difficult for its citizens belonging to minorities including Muslims, Sikh and Dallits since day one.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 01 2023

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