In June 2020, a demand for an FIR against Diljit Dosanjh was raised after he was seen supporting Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a banned organisation that peddles the Khalistan narrative.
The sharp response by Bangladesh Prime Minister to Pakistan reminding them of the atrocities during the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971 comes at a time when pro-Pakistan Islamist organisations are opposing the statue of her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.