The complexities of Sikh identity and misguided agendas abroad
Oct 07, 2024, at 04:23 am
A recent episode of Gurdwara MiriPiri on MATV which aired on September 23 addressed important and contentious issues surrounding the Sikh diaspora, particularly with regard to the behavior and rhetoric of certain Sikh separatist groups outside India, such as those affiliated with the Khalistan movement and the pro-Khalistan elements within organizations like Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).
Growing anti-Khalistan sentiments pinning SFJ in Europe, US, and Canada
Sep 04, 2024, at 10:38 pm
In recent years, the once-radical fervor of Khalistani separatism, which sought to carve out a Sikh homeland from India, is increasingly finding itself at odds with the Sikh diaspora across Europe, the United States, and Canada.
Jul 10, 2024, at 12:32 am
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday extended its ban imposed on pro-Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun's outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) by another five years.
Sikh federation UK’s credibility crisis
Feb 06, 2024, at 08:00 pm
The Sikh community in the UK, known for its resilience and rich cultural heritage, faces a troubling paradox. While the community flourishes in diversity and tolerance, the Sikh Federation UK (SFUK) casts a long shadow over its representation.
NIA confiscates properties of Sikhs For Justice chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in Punjab
Sep 23, 2023, at 11:33 pm
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has confiscated the properties owned by banned outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in Chandigarh and Amritsar under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Sep 22, 2023, at 11:34 pm
National Convener of the Canada India Foundation Ritesh Malik reacted to the viral video of a Sikh for Justice (SFJ) member threatening the Hindu community in the country and said the Justin Trudeau-led government should not support those spreading hatred between communities in the guise of freedom of expression.
Mar 19, 2023, at 12:24 am
New Delhi: Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrel has reacted to the recent alleged closing down of the Indian consulate in Brisbane by suspected Khalistani supporters and said his country does not believe in violence or destruction of properties.
Nov 21, 2022, at 01:39 am
Toronto: Sanjay Kumar Verma, High Commissioner designate of India to Canada, has reacted to the 'Khalistani referendum' issue and said humanity should only aim at uniting the society and not dividing it.
Shootout near Sikh temple in US city believed to be between two groups of Referendum 2020
Aug 29, 2022, at 03:54 am
Stockton: At least three people were hurt in a shooting incident near a Sikh temple (gurudwara) in US city of Stockton on Saturday, media reports said.
Govt blocks apps, website and social media accounts of SFJ linked Punjab Politics TV
Feb 22, 2022, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre on Tuesday ordered blocking of apps, website, and social media accounts of foreign-based Punjab Politics TV reportedly having close links with banned outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), a GoI statement said.
Pro-Khalistan outfit SFJ called for protests prior to PM Modi's visit to Punjab
Jan 05, 2022, at 09:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Firozpur in Punjab to lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth Rs 42,750 crore, pro- Khalistan outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) had called upon the people to protest his visit, top sources in the intelligence establishment informed UNI.
Sikhs for Justice member arrested in Germany for Ludhiana blast
Dec 28, 2021, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: German authorities have arrested Jaswinder Singh Multani, member of a pro-Khalistani group 'Sikhs for Justice', for his alleged involvement in Ludhiana court complex blast that happened last week, said highly placed sources on Tuesday.
NIA team in Canada to probe SFJ, other pro-Khalistani groups and their foreign funding links
Nov 06, 2021, at 04:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A three-member National Investigation Agency (NIA) team is in Canada as part of its investigation into the funding of NGOs by secessionist organisations, supporting the creation of Khalistan, like Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), media reports said.
Punjab: SFJ: Struggling for Relevance
Dec 22, 2020, at 11:33 pm
On December 18, 2020, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), filed a chargesheet against 10 accused, including designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun of the banned secessionist organization – Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) – before the NIA Special Court at Mohali in the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar District of Punjab. Originally registered by Punjab Police at Sultanwind Police Station, Amritsar (City) on October 19, 2018, the case was subsequently re-registered by the NIA (RC-19/2020/NIA/DLI) on April 5, 2020. The case relates to a series of acts of violence including acts of arson in Punjab in 2017-18, carrying out propaganda activities, both online and on ground campaigns in support of SFJ and the purported ‘Referendum 2020’. These acts were committed by a gang of radicalised Sikh youth under the direction and financial assistance from SFJ handlers located abroad, as part of an organized conspiracy by the accused for the launch of a concerted secessionist campaign for the creation of ‘Khalistan’.
Sikh for Justice case: NIA files charge sheet against 10 Khalistanis living abroad
Dec 19, 2020, at 06:20 am
New Delhi/UNI: The anti-terror probe agency NIA on Friday filed a charge sheet against 10 accused persons including designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun before the Mohali NIA Special Court in Punjab.
Indian Sikhs protest outside Pakistan Embassy in New Delhi against Referendum 2020
Jul 17, 2020, at 12:51 am
New Delhi: Members of the Sikh community on Thursday demonstrated outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, General Counsel of Sikhs for Justice and Pakistan's spy agency ISI, for instigating Khalistan and Referendum 2020 movements in the Indian national capital.
Pro-Khalistan Sikhs For Justice's activities triggers anger worldwide
May 31, 2020, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi: Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and their activities that involve propagating Khalistan movement has been earning criticisms across several nations and this is evident from various incidents that are taking place in recent times.
Sikhs for Justice pushes its separatist idea in India behind veil of COVID-19 aid
Apr 11, 2020, at 02:08 pm
Chandigarh/New York/IBNS: Hinting to cause disruption in the country at a time when the nation is fighting COVID-19 outbreak, US-based Sikhs for Justice, which is banned in India, is promising Rs 2000 each for Coronavirus positive persons in the state of Punjab and asking people if they support SFJ or the governments led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, media reports said.