Phase II of the Khalistan referendum was held in the Canadian city of Mississauga, and about 75,000 Sikhs took part. Sikhs from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) began lining up at 6 a.m. on November 6 to cast their ballots at the Canadian government-owned facility. Paul Coffey Arena, as the Punjab Referendum Commission (PRC) started voting at 9 a.m.
Interestingly, a small number of Canadian Hindus, carrying Hindutva symbols, held demonstrations against the polling. They asserted that the current Indian Prime Minister (PM), Narendra Modi, will transform India into a ‘Hindu State.’
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the SFJ General Counsel stated that:
“Today Canadian democracy won and Modi’s fascism lost because Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Government stood with the Sikhs’ right to freedom of expression in the face of immense pressure from all Indian quarters”.
The New York based lawyer said:
“After 110,000 votes on September 18th voting, 75,000 plus Canadian Sikhs once again proved their resolve to liberate Punjab from Indian occupation to create Khalistan in line with aspirations of thousands of Sikh martyrs who have laid down their lives for the cause.”
