In a shameful incident, Khalistani goons attempted to heckle India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar in London. A man was seen trying to run towards him while tearing the Indian national flag in front of the cops.
The UK police were present at the time of the incident, but on expected lines stood watching the happenings in a helpless manner. While this incident shows how pro-Khalistan elements are allowed to get away scot free in the UK, it also exposes the weak security system in the country. If this is the security situation when it comes to an External Affairs Minister, then one could only imagine the state of the common man.
UK is Khalistan’s own country
India has been repeatedly reminding the UK about the threat that these Khalistan elements pose. Recently some Khalistani goons disrupted the screening of the movie Emergency in the UK. The theatre owners did nothing about this.
The police after arriving at the site only brought the situation under control. When asked by the Indians present in the theatre why no case was being filed, the police responded by saying that the Khalistanis were well within their right to protest.
A recent report titled ‘Does government do God,’ speaks about the rise of the Khalistan movement. The 165 page report was prepared by five Faith ministers, four Secretaries of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
#BREAKING: Khalistani goons attempt to heckle India’s External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar in London while he was leaving in a car. A man can be seen trying to run towards him, tearing the Indian national flag in front of cops. Police seem helpless, as if ordered to not act. pic.twitter.com/wXK8sxVal8
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) March 5, 2025
The report mentions Khalistan 33 times. It said that the pro-Khalistan extremist groups have grown under the nose of the UK authorities. However the report was watered down under pressure. These original findings were watered down so as to not enrage pressure groups that support Khalistani groups.
Despite being watered down, the report still spoke in detail about how Khalistan groups and sentiments are being inadvertently legitimised through government and parliamentary engagements by successive governments.
It was also mentioned that some Sikh extremist groups are using places of worship to fund or getting funds under the name of faith and spreading hate. The report while citing witnesses also said that some Sikh organisations are openly glorifying hate and terror and posing threat and putting freedom under risk.
It was also said that the Khalistani lobby was artificially inflating their influence and legitimising dubious positions or tactics by using the Sikh label to lobby political bodies.
The report recalled how Sikh extremists beat up the former Premier of British Colombia (Canada) Ujjal Dosanjh for speaking out against the Khalistan movement.
Institutionalised violence
If a former Premier and a current External Affairs minister can be threatened by the Khalistanis and still get away with it, then one can imagine the extent of the problem. Looking at most of the violent acts committed in recent times, the Khalistan elements have always got away with it. The administration in the UK always looks at this issue under the lens of freedom of speech. They do not take into account that these are same set of people who have violently massacred people in Punjab, killed a sitting Prime Minister and Chief Minster and were also involved in the Kanishka bombing.
Many people, mostly Indians living in the UK say that they fear these elements. They can be attacked anytime and asked to leave the country. Even Sikh families who decry this so-called Khalistan movement are unsafe. A Sikh family had uploaded a video on TikTok and since then they have received death threats in the UK.
In 2023, a group of Khalistanis stormed the Indian Embassy and injured two staff members.
The reason why they get away is because they are backed by pressure groups. The Khalistan elements have infiltrated the core of parliamentary institutions and exploited the pretext of human rights advocacy. This in turn presents a challenger the counter-terrorism officials.
The manner in which the Khalistan elements have been protected in UK in the name of free speech and advocacy has confused even the security agencies. The UK has a counter-terrorism force and with this kind of narrative on in their country, they are in a confused state as to whether or not to treat the Khalistanis as terrorists.
As some experts would argue. Terrorism is still a very far cry. These elements are not even treated as ordinary criminals. The fact that they can barge into public places and vandalise it or threaten people with dire consequences only shows how weak the law enforcement against them is. Hence this incident involving Dr. Jaishankar has to be handled with an iron fist. Talks with the UK should now largely focus around this problem and the pressure should be unending until the UK acts or at least recognises that they are backing a terrorist gang in the name of free speech.
