A Khalistan Referendum car demonstration was organized in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday, December 10. These types of ‘referendums’ are not new and have been organized in the past in other Western countries like Canada and UK too by the US-based terror group “Sikhs For Justice” (SJF), which is banned in Bharat.
This time too, SFJ activists are reported to have flown into Australia for the car rally, which failed to produce support but did manage to implant fear and stir painful rememberings among the local Sikh and Hindu communities.
On November 19, the Victorian Sikh Gurdwaras Council (VSGC) organised a Nagar Kirtan (neighbourhood processional singing of holy hymns) in Melbourne that also noticed participation by noxious Khalistani elements. Victoria is one of the 6 states of Australia, with Melbourne as its capital. Worryingly, the man guiding the Khalistani group in that march was one Amritvir Singh, an executive committee member of the VSGC and also a member of Australia’s ruling left-wing Labour Party.
But another shocking disclosure has come to light regarding the Khalistani car rally organized in Melbourne this past weekend.
As per reported by The Australia Today, “The rally began from Sri Guru Singh Sabha-Craigieburn Gurudwara and reached Gurdwara Sahib Tarneit via Gurudwara Sahib Plympton and Gurudwara Miri Piri.
Now, Craigieburn Gurudwara also has an associated charity/NGO called Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sikh Cultural Society of Victoria Incorporated, which enjoys income tax relief and other govt. benefits. This outfit has received over $1 million (INR 5.6 crore) from various Australian govt. grants, as per the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.
Incidentally, in 2019, the annual Nagar kirtan organized by VSGC obtained a grant of AUD 40,000 (around INR 22 lakh) from the Victorian govt. as part of the Sikh Celebrations and Events Fund.
In February this year, giant photographs of late pro-Khalistan actor-activist Deep Sidhu with the phrases “India kills Sikhs” and “End Hindu Fascism” and escorting Khalistani flags had come up outside the Sri Guru Singh Sabha-Craigieburn gurudwara. While the gurudwara management was noted as saying the posters were ‘not endorsed’ by them, pro-Khalistani media outlet Baaznews quoted a Gurudwara official as saying, “Craigieburn Gurudwara’s Committee has no problem with Khalistani messaging”.
It is clear that Khalistanis like Amritvir Singh have managed to penetrate many gurudwara committees and other Sikh bodies in the West. In general, Khalistanis and other Breaking India separatists and anti-Hindu fanatics have shown in-depth roots in Western societies of the Anglosphere.
And as is so often the case, a vocal minority manages to drown out the voice of the majority. Ordinary Sikhs who object to these Khalistani fanatics confront harassment.
As one Sikh told The Australia Today, “I have been very verbal about the Khalistan issue. I and my wife have alerted the Gurudwara management committee several times about the discriminating conduct of certain individuals when non-Sikhs come to Gurudwara….I have received many no call id phone calls abusing me and telling me that I am not real Sikh but a Hindu-RSS dog.”
Sikh youth are being brainwashed to threaten Hindu visitors to stay away. “Tu Hindu- Tu Bahman, Aisi vekh lenvenge.” (You Hindu- You Brahman, we will deal with you), one Hindu man who operates a business with a Sikh partner was told recently at the Tarneit Gurudwara in Melbourne.
“Tell me what shall I do, my business partner apologised several times because of those idiots’ conduct but now I will not take my 12-year-old to listen to such hatred,” said the visibly upset Hindu man.
