LONDON/ NEW YORK/TORONTO – Thousands of Sikhs and their supporters fromvarious countries of the world burnt Indian flags and protested againstcontinuing atrocities against minorities and bloodbath in Indian OccupiedKashmir (IOK).
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The protests were organised in London, New York, Toronto and different EUcountries by the US and Canada-based group Sikhs for Justice, and drewpeople from all over the world, many of them chanting “Khalistan”.
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They chanted slogans and hold banners reading “Free Punjab, End Indianoccupation”, “Punjab Referendum 2020 for Khalistan” and “We willre-establish Punjab as an independent country”.
The pro-Khalistani supporters shouted slogans such as ‘Khalistan Zindabad’and waved anti-India placards.
Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) said their protests are intended to raise awarenessfor a non-binding referendum in 2020, calling for the Sikh-majority stateof Punjab to be granted independence.