Sikhs protest against killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside Indian High Commission in London

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – Hundreds of Sikhs from across the UK are expected to join a protest outside the Indian High Commission in London this afternoon.

The Sikhs are protesting against the drive-by killing in Canada, of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was an activist supporting an independent state of Khalistan. 

The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, told the country’s parliament that the Indian government was involved in the assassination.

The Sikh Federation is urging further investigation into the death of Avtar Singh Khanda, a Sikh activist who died on 15 June 2023 in Birmingham, three days before Nijjar was killed.

Police say the death was not suspicious, but the Sikh Federation says Khanda was targeted after a protest at the London High Commission on 19 March this year when the Indian flag was removed.

In July, a film was shown on Indian TV showing a “hit list” of 20 Sikhs in the diaspora, including six Sikhs from the UK.