Canadian Sikh politicians speak against reference to Sikh extremism

Ludhiana | Saturday | 15th December, 2018

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JALANDHAR: Canadian Sikh elected representatives have now also started speaking out about reference to Sikh (Khalistani) Extremism in Public Safety Canada’s 2018 Public Report on the Terrorism Threat to Canada. “In entirety of the report, there is no cause to show that there is any such risk, rise, or threat of Sikh (Khalistani) Extremism in Canada or abroad. What happened in the past year for them to include this now?” he added.Meanwhile Conservative Party MP Garnett Genius has said “Reference to “Sikh extremism” or other “extremism” without context or evidence is an irresponsible way fort he government to communicate about a sensitive issue. “I want to tell CSIS and RCMP agencies are independent and government has no interference in their working,” he added. he has said that he arguing, “..there is no mention of any escalation, incidents of concerns, or types of perceived threats..