Khalistan movement
Sikh separatist movement in the Punjab region
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| 2025 |
Air India Flight 182
A poll by the Angus Reid Institute 40 years after the Air India Flight 182 attack revealed that a majority of Canadians believed the incident was not being treated as a 'national tragedy'.
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| 2025 | After resigning as NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh attended the Toronto stop of the Grand National Tour concert featuring Kendrick Lamar and SZA. |
| 2025 | Canadian rapper Drake publicly criticized Singh's concert attendance, prompting Singh to apologize on Instagram the next day. |
| June 8 2025 |
Actions attributed to KCF
KCF members killed Communist Party Marxist candidate Varinder Kumar Gagan in Nakodar, along with 2 of his gunmen and 1 party worker.
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| June 7 2025 |
Actions attributed to KCF
BTFK, KLF, KCF, and SSF attempted an assassination on India's Home Minister Subodh Kant Sahay in Ludhiana using a bomb attack. Sahay survived with minor wounds, but his driver and one bodyguard were seriously wounded.
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| 2025 | Defended his previous support of the Liberal government during the 44th Parliament in an interview with the Toronto Star. |
| 2025 | Concludes his tenure as Leader of the New Democratic Party after serving from 2017 to 2025. |
| 2025 | Announced his resignation as NDP party leader after the federal election, with the party expected to lose official party status and Singh projected to lose his seat in Burnaby Central. |
| 2025 | Became eligible to qualify for parliamentary pension |
| April 26 2025 | Attended the Lapu-Lapu Day Block Party in Vancouver, leaving shortly before a vehicle-ramming attack occurred. |
| March 25 2025 | Punjab Police takes custody of an eighth aide, Varinder Singh Fauji, and transfers him to Punjab for trial. |
| 2025 | Preparing for the 2025 federal election with reduced polling support compared to previous periods |
| March 23 2025 |
Khalistan Referendum
Referendum held in Los Angeles with over 35,000 Sikhs participating.
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| March 16 2025 | The Government of Punjab announces the transfer of seven detained Waris Punjab De aides from Dibrugarh Jail to Punjab to face trial for the February 2023 Ajnala clashes, following the end of their National Security Act detention. |
| March 1 2025 |
Actions attributed to KCF
2 KCF members attacked Punjab Police and CRPF officers in Tarn Taran, resulting in the death of 1 CRPF Deputy Superintendent of Police, 1 Assistant Sub-Inspector, 1 Sergeant, and the 2 KCF members themselves.
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| 2025 | Proposed target to reduce Canada's carbon emissions to 30 percent of 2005 levels, involving a comprehensive climate change strategy including coal phaseout, zero emissions vehicle agenda, and renewable energy initiatives. |
| January 2025 | India's Ministry of Home Affairs recommended legal action against an individual allegedly involved in the assassination plot against Pannun. |
| January 2025 | After Justin Trudeau's resignation and Mark Carney's election as Liberal leader, the NDP experienced a significant drop in poll support |
| 2024 |
Air India Flight 182
Khalistani supporters disrupted memorials to Air India victims, carrying signs promoting conspiracy theories about the bombing and occasionally clashing with mourners.
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| 2024 | Lost the parliamentary election, with Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer becoming the new member of parliament for Sangrur. |
| 2024 | NDP briefly gained second place in polls during the 2024-25 political crisis, following the collapse of the governing Liberal party |
| 2024 |
Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa
Elected as a Member of Parliament from Faridkot as an Independent candidate, winning 2,98,062 votes (29.38% of total count) and defeating Punjabi actor Karamjit Anmol of the Aam Aadmi Party.
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| 2024 |
Beant Singh
Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, son of Beant Singh, was elected to the Lok Sabha from Faridkot constituency.
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| 2024 | Amritpal Singh contested and won the Lok Sabha election from Khadoor Sahib constituency as an Independent candidate, while imprisoned in Dibrugarh Jail, securing a victory with nearly 200,000 votes. |
| 2024 | Amritpal Singh's brother was arrested in Phillaur town for a drug case, carrying methamphetamine, with a confirmed positive dope test. |
| 2024 | Becomes a Member of Parliament in India's Lok Sabha, representing the Khadoor Sahib constituency in the Tarn Taran district of Punjab. |
| 2024 | Two pro-Khalistan independent candidates, Amritpal Singh (Khadoor Sahib) and Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa (Faridkot), were elected as Members of Parliament in the Indian general election in Punjab. |
| November 2024 |
Khalistan Referendum
Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar raised diplomatic concerns with New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters about the planned Auckland referendum on Khalistan.
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| November 2024 |
Canada–India diplomatic row
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong raised allegations about the Canada-India diplomatic row with Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar during his visit to Australia.
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| November 22 2024 |
Canada–India diplomatic row
Nathalie G. Drouin from the Privy Council Office states that the Canadian Government has no evidence linking Prime Minister Modi, Minister Jaishankar, or NSA Doval to criminal activities in Canada.
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| November 17 2024 |
Khalistan Referendum
A Khalistan Referendum was held in Auckland's Aotea Square, with over 37,000 total votes cast and thousands of attendees.
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| November 8 2024 | Inderjeet Singh Gosal, Sikhs for Justice Khalistan Referendum co-ordinator for Canada, was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon during a protest against the Indian consulate. |
| November 8 2024 | Inderjeet Singh Gosal, Sikhs for Justice Khalistan Referendum co-ordinator for Canada, was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon during a protest at the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton. |
| October 2024 |
2023 Sikh protests
Radio host Rishi Nagar of Calgary Red FM was assaulted after reporting on an incident at Gurdwara Dashmesh Culture Centre, where two men were arrested on firearms-related charges. The assault was described as 'particularly troubling' by Calgary Police.
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| October 2024 | Former Indian intelligence official Vikash Yadak was charged by the US with the attempted murder of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. |
| October 2024 |
Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Canadian officials revealed evidence of Indian government involvement in home invasions, drive-by shootings, arson, and two homicides, including Nijjar's and Sukhdool Singh's. The RCMP arrested multiple individuals linked to these incidents.
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| October 2024 |
Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, including High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma, after claiming to have 'irrefutable evidence' of Indian government involvement in Nijjar's murder.
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| October 2024 | Rishi Nagar, a Canadian radio host, was assaulted after reporting on a firearms-related incident at a Sikh temple in Calgary, suffering severe eye injuries. Nagar attributed the assault to Khalistani elements. |
| October 29 2024 |
Canada–India diplomatic row
David Morrison, Canada's Minister of Deputy Foreign Affairs, shares Indian Home Minister Amit Shah's name with the Washington Post regarding allegations of involvement in a previous incident.
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| October 12 2024 |
Canada–India diplomatic row
Canadian officials informed India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval about suspicions of Indian diplomats' involvement in the murder of Nijjar. Canada requested removal of diplomatic immunity for Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma and five other diplomats, leading to their expulsion and a retaliatory expulsion of six Canadian diplomats.
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| September 2024 |
Canada–India diplomatic row
RRM Canada examines Indian media outlets and their potential influence on Canadian public opinion regarding the diplomatic tensions.
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| September 2024 | Led the NDP through two competitive federal by-elections, winning in Elmwood—Transcona and improving vote share in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun |
| September 22 2024 |
Canada–India diplomatic row
India ordered the Canadian High Commissioner to reduce diplomatic staff at the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi within five days.
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| September 20 2024 |
Canada–India diplomatic row
India retaliated by expelling a Canadian diplomat, declaring the Canadian allegations as 'absurd and motivated'.
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| September 18 2024 |
Canada–India diplomatic row
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly alleged that Indian government agents were responsible for the murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia, escalating tensions between Canada and India.
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| September 4 2024 | Announced the termination of the 2022 confidence-and-supply agreement with the Liberals, citing dissatisfaction with healthcare reforms and affordability measures |
| September 1 2024 |
2023 Sikh protests
Sikhs for Justice held a rally in Toronto, featuring floats glorifying Dilawar Singh Babbar, a suicide bomber who killed former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. Some rally attendees chanted 'Kill India'.
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