Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:13am on 19 Jun 2024,Wednesday International
On June 18, 2024, Canada’s House of Commons held a moment of silence to commemorate the first anniversary of Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death. Nijjar, a pro-Khalistan activist, was killed in Surrey, British Columbia, in 2023. Concurrently, a significant protest occurred outside India’s consulate in Vancouver, with demonstrators showing posters of Talwinder Singh Parmar, linked to the 1985 Air India bombing. Speaker Greg Fergus announced the commemoration following bipartisan agreement. Pro-Khalistan leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun called for justice against Indian diplomats and a boycott of Air India. The murder continues to strain India-Canada relations.
