Opposition Blames Trudeau after Hindus Attacked in Canada Temple

Justin Trudeau Is An Idiot: Canada’s ex-Minister Ujjal Dosanjh

By Raisina Correspondent

New Delhi, November 4: Hindu faithful came under attacks in a temple in Brampton, Canada during Diwali celebrations from Sikh separatists. The Canada Police reacted after videos of violence went viral on social media platforms.

“We respect the right to protest in a peaceful and safe manner but will not tolerate violence and criminal acts,” said Nishan Duraiappah, the local police chief, in a post on X on Sunday. He said that the culprits who took part in the violent attacks “will be pursued, arrested and charged”. Even after several hours of the incident, the Canadian media is yet to report of any arrest of the mischief makers.

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The leading politicians of Canada have pinned blames on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for promoting hatred among the people and also encouraging the Sikh separatists. Ahead of the national elections next year, Trudeau has come under Opposition attacks for encouraging Sikh separatists in Canada.

“Khalistani Sikhs attacking worshippers at Brampton Hindu temple. Nothing to worry about though because DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH,” mocked Maxim Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada, on X. India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar last week said that India had been warning against organised crimes in Canada for several years.

“The organised crimes can be more harmful for Canada. But Trudeau chose to empower a tiny fraction of separatists with political voice in Canada,” added Jaishankar.

The viral videos on the social media platforms showed a group of Sikh separatists storming a Hindu temple to beat the visitors. “The videos appear to show fist fights and people striking each other with poles on what appears to be the grounds surrounding the Hindu Sabha Mandir temple,” said CBC in a new report on Sunday.

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The videos show the attackers carrying the yellow Khalistani flags while they punched and kicked the Hindus visiting them temple for Diwali celebrations. The clash has come amid the Sikh separatists with impunity attacking the Indian consular offices in Canada.

India has accused Canada of taking no actions against the separatist attackers on its consular offices. The Indian diplomats have also stated that they had been target of attacks by the separatists.

The National Post quoted Ujjal Dosanjh, a former NDP premier of British Columbia and a former federal cabinet minister under Liberal prime minister Paul Martin, saying that “Trudeau is an idiot”. “Trudeau, sociologically and politically, is an idiot,” Dosanjh told the daily.

The Sikh leader also said that “Trudeau is an imbecile in terms of understanding how you build nations, how you build countries”. Dosanjh also told the daily that a tiny fraction of Sikhs has been given a semblance of representing the community in Canada because they are “intimidating and violent”.

Trudeau’s appeasement as alleged by the Canadian Opposition leaders has struck blows to bilateral relations with India. New Delhi last week warned Ottawa against making “absurd and baseless allegations”. India’s sharp reactions came after Canada accused Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah of involvement in attacks on Sikh separatists.

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Manish Anand

Manish Anand is a senior journalist with more than two decades of hardcore reporting on beats such as Prime Minister’s Office, Parliament, BJP, Congress, Planning Commission, NITI Aayog, and scores of Union Ministries.

His past has been with The New Indian Express, The Asian Age/Deccan Chronicle, and The Statesman.

For about 15 years, Manish was also a regular commentator and host for talks on AIR on foreign affairs.

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