Ottawa, Nov 4: Protestors carrying Khalistani flags clashed with people at a Hindu temple in Brampton, triggering condemnation by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who said every Canadian has the right to practise their faith freely and safely.
On Sunday, Peel Regional Police said that a protest occurred at the Hindu Sabha temple in Brampton and unverified videos circulating on social media appeared to show demonstrators holding banners in support of Khalistan, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
The videos showed fist fights and people striking each other with poles on what appears to be the grounds surrounding the Hindu Sabha Mandir temple, the report added.
Taking to X, Trudeau thanked the local authorities for the swift response to protect the community and probe this incident.
“The acts of violence at the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton today are unacceptable. Every Canadian has the right to practice their faith freely and safely. Thank you to the Peel Regional Police for swiftly responding to protect the community and investigate this incident,” Trudeau said in a post on X on Monday.
Meanwhile, the High Commission of India in Ottawa also issued a strong statement on Monday condemning the recent attack on Brampton’s Hindu Sabha temple by “anti-India” elements. This incident disrupted a consular event co-organised by the Hindu Sabha Mandir and the Indian consulate.
Ex Canadian min calls Trudeau an ‘idiot’
Ripping into Justin Trudeau for massively failing to control the rising Sikh extremism, former Premier of British Columbia Ujjal Dosanjh has said that the Canadian Prime Minister, like some other politicians of the country, is pandering to a “well-orchestrated Sikh vote” to tip the balance in close elections.
“Trudeau, sociologically and politically, is an idiot, and you can actually quote me. I really don’t care. Because he’s an imbecile in terms of understanding how you build nations, how you build countries,” Dosanjh told Canada’s National Post in an interview that appeared on the day Khalistani extremists attacked Hindu devotees at the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton. The 78-year-old, who also served as Minister of Health in Paul Martin’s Liberal government, laid the blame squarely on Trudeau for fanning the Khalistani separatist movement to the point where it has become a major Canadian problem.
“He’s never really understood the vast majority of Sikhs are quite secular in their outlook, despite the fact that they go to the temple. Khalistanis are not a majority, and the fact nobody speaks against them is out of fear. Through intimidation, Khalistani supporters control many of the gurdwaras in Canada. It’s Trudeau’s fault that Canadians now equate Khalistanis with Sikhs, as if we are all Khalistanis if we’re Sikhs,” he said. (Agencies)
