Posted on 06/19/2023 12:35:24 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News Mon, June 19, 2023 at 1:12 PM EDT·2 min read
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh leader in British Columbia, Canada, was shot dead Sunday night outside the house of worship he led in a Vancouver suburb.
Nijjar, 45, was president of Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Surrey. He was gunned down by two attackers, according to witnesses.
“We honor the death of a brave warrior and declare that many more will rise,” read an Instagram post from BCSikhs. “The BC Sikh community has suffered an immeasurable physical loss tonight at the hands of spineless cowards.”
Nijjar was described as a wanted terrorist by Indian media outlets. Indian authorities claimed he was part of a Sikh independence group.
Indian leaders sought Nijjar’s extradition in 2016, according to CBC News. However, Canada did not comply, and Nijjar continued to live as a free man and a pillar of the Sikh community in western Canada.
“At this early stage of the investigation, any possible motives for the shooting are not yet known,” Surrey police told CBC News. “Police are still working to determine possible suspect descriptions from multiple witnesses who were in the area.”
Canadian intelligence agencies had warned Nijjar days earlier that credible threats against his life had been made, the Vancouver Sun reported. Nijjar was told “there are people in Vancouver who are trying to procure arms or weapons to kill.”
Nijjar never traveled with security, his attorney told the outlet.
“He wasn’t worried about his safety. He was worried about how we would accomplish Khalistan,” said New York-based Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, whose name was also mentioned in the threats.
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“there are people in Vancouver who are trying to procure arms or weapons to kill.”
But Canada’s absolute strict gun laws made it impossible........................oh, wait a sec..............
....was going to note the same thing...this is simply not possible....guns are outlawed..!! in Canuck-land, so how could he have been shot if there are no longer any guns in the land of the Great White North...??
Probably assassinated by agents of the Hindu government in India. If so the two assailants are already out of Canada.
My nephew is marrying a girl from a Sikh family this fall. I think it will be an interesting wedding.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar was leading a campaign and propaganda against India. He was active in organising and leading demonstrations outside Indian missions in the US, the UK, Germany, and Canada. He is also behind targeted killings in Punjab.
This guy was a real piece of work:
...and, for your kind information, the so called terrorist HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR earned his living as a PLUMBER.
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