Canadian journalist Daniel Bordman was rebuffed and threatened after he questioned the presence of Khalistanis during the memorial service for Air India Kanishka bombing victims.
Globe and Mail talked to two people associated with Dhaliwal. They told on the condition of anonymity that Dhaliwal attended an arms training camp in 2015. Furthermore, five other Sikh radicals also took training at those camps. They were trained by Hardeep Singh Nijjar to operate weapons and GPS. They also learned how to communicate securely and did target practice at three different sites in the Lower Mainland.
Despite the rains, the Indian High Commission in Canada led the memorial service for the victims at the Air India Flight 182 Monument at Commissioner's Park, Dow's Lake, Ottawa.
Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland asserted that Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a Canadian and it was important for the govt to send out the message.
Pro-Khalistani elements living in Canada observed Hardeep SIngh Nijjar death anniversary by creating a mock court to hear the case of Nijjar's murder against Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. The fake court of established on a block of Howe Street, Vancouver. The mock trial included a jury made up of actors and a judge donning a white curly wig. An effigy of PM Modi dressed in prison stripes was held in a cage.
The exchange between the two leaders came amidst the backdrop of strained relations between the two countries. Notably, from time to time, Canada tried to interfere in internal matters of India. For example, during farmer protests, not only Justin Trudeau but other Canadian leaders, some of them pro-Khalistanis, tried to lecture India on how to handle protesters. Furthermore, Canada accused India of killing Khalistani terrorist on Canadian soil in September last year.
The celebration of Indira Gandhi’s assassination in Canada by Khalistani supporters is a reminder that Canada needs to act swiftly against incidents that promote violence.