New Delhi: Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's statement about the fear of turban-wearing Sikhs in India has been supported by pro-Khalistan terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu. Pannu, the head of the banned terrorist organization Sikh for Justice, has issued a statement saying that Rahul's statement is encouraging and justifies the demand for a separate Khalistan country. BJP has already described Rahul's statement as beyond facts and has accused him of speaking the language of terrorist Pannu.
The statement issued by Pannu said that Rahul's statement on the condition of Sikhs in India is not only encouraging, but also reflects the atrocities being committed on Sikhs in India since 1947. It is worth noting that Pannu has been promoting the demand for a separate Khalistan country abroad for a long time. To garner support for Khalistan, he also conducts referendums under the banner of Sikh for Justice in countries like America, Canada, Britain and Australia. In view of Pannu's support for anti-India and terrorist activities, the Home Ministry has declared him an individual terrorist and Sikh for Justice a terrorist organization. The NIA is also investigating the activities of Pannu and Sikh for Justice by registering a case under anti-terrorism sections. According to the agencies, Pannu is involved in anti-India activities at the behest of Pakistani intelligence agency ISI.
During an interaction with the Indian community in Virginia, Rahul told a person, “First of all, you have to understand what the fight is about. The fight is not about politics. It is superficial. What is your name? The fight is whether they will be allowed to wear a turban in India as a Sikh? Or will they be allowed to wear a Kada in India as a Sikh? Or will a Sikh be able to go to a gurudwara? This is what the fight is about and it is not just for them, it is for all religions.” The Leader of Opposition said, “I can see people from Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana, Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala in the crowd here. I have been an MP from Kerala. First of all, when you say, when I don't understand, Kerala is a simple word, Punjab is a simple word, but it is not a simple word. This is your history, your tradition. There is your imagination in these words.”
When asked about the possibility of a conspiracy behind Rahul's statement on the condition of Sikhs in India, Hardeep Puri said in Delhi that it will be investigated. But it is clear that Rahul is trying to create a dangerous narrative by going to foreign soil. The truth is that Sikh brothers can be seen doing their work wearing turbans in remote areas of Indian cities. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi used to wear a turban whenever he visited the Gurudwara.
Hardeep Puri said that only once in India, in 1984, Sikh brothers had to take off their turbans and cut their hair to save their lives. Three thousand Sikh brothers and sisters lost their lives in that massacre and for the first time the entire Sikh community felt unsafe. At that time, Rahul Gandhi's father Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister, who tried to justify the massacre of Sikhs by saying that when a big tree fell, the earth shook.