*NEW YORK – The Sikh community protested outside the United Nations (UN)Headquarters following Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj’sstriking speech at the UN General Assembly session on Saturday. *

Railing against India, the Sikh community raised slogans in favor ofKhalistan and giving it a status of a new state.

The activists reminded India that their atrocities over Sikhs can not lastlonger, “the day is not far when a new state of Sikhs will be established”.

Calling Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a killer of Sikhs and Muslims,the demonstrators demanded India to hold a referendum in 2020 in entirePunjab.

“If referendum is conducted then 90 percent of the Sikh community will votefor a separate state,” the protesters said.

Moreover, Sushma Swaraj, during her speech tried to mislead theinternational community by accusing Pakistan of sabotaging allopportunities for peace talks.