TORONTO – Despite vocal protest by Narendra Modi’s government and fierceopposition from Canadian Hindutva groups, in a massive turn out more than75,000 Canadian Sikhs voted in Khalistan Referendum Phase II inMississauga, for the secession of Punjab from India to create anindependent Sikh homeland.
While the voting opened at 9:00 am under the supervision of PunjabReferendum Commission (PRC), Sikh men and women from Greater Toronto Area(GTA) lined up since 6am to cast their votes at the Paul Coffee Arena,Mississauga, a Canadian Government owned and operated facility.
The November 6 Khalistan Referendum voting drew a counter protest by ahandful of Canadian Hindus who carried Hindutva symbols and weresloganeering that under Modi’s leadership they will make India a “HinduCountry”.
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the SFJ General Counsel stated that “todayCanadian democracy won and Modi’s fascism lost because Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau’s Government stood with the Sikhs’ right to freedom ofexpression in the face of immense pressure from all Indian quarters”.
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The New York based lawyer said: “After 110,000 votes on September 18thvoting, 75,000 plus Canadian Sikhs once again proved their resolve toliberate Punjab from Indian occupation to create Khalistan in line withaspirations of thousands of Sikh martyrs who have laid down their lives forthe cause.”
The second phase of Khalistan Referendum was announced by Sikhs For Justice(SFJ) after over 110000 Canadian Sikhs participated in the first phase ofKhalistan Referendum on 18 September 2022 and several thousands were unableto cast their votes due to a huge turnout and closure of the voting processat 5PM.
