Canadian Khalistanis targeting Indian students: Sanjay Verma, recalled Indian envoy
- In Reports
- 12:13 PM, Oct 25, 2024
- Myind Staff
On Thursday, India’s recalled High Commissioner, Sanjay Verma, shared insights into the recruitment tactics employed by Khalistani terrorists in Canada, specifically targeting Indian students. In an interview with NDTV, Verma warned that Khalistani operatives often lure students with promises of financial stability, enticing them toward radical activities. He advised parents to monitor their children’s choices closely and offer guidance to prevent them from making “unwise decisions.”
Sanjay Verma emphasised the importance of vigilance among Indian students residing in Canada, advising them to "remain aware of their surroundings" and to resist any potential radicalisation efforts by Khalistani terrorists and extremists. He also appealed to the parents of students in Canada, urging them to "maintain regular communication with their children and seek to understand their circumstances" to help them navigate their environment safely.
Explaining how these terrorists recruit Indian students, the Indian envoy told, “How this (Khalistani terrorists' outreach to Indian students in Canada) works is... given the condition of that economy there are few jobs... so students are offered money and food, and this is how Khalistani terrorists and extremists influence them with nefarious plans.”
Verma further explained that these students are subsequently encouraged to capture photographs and videos of themselves protesting outside Indian diplomatic buildings in Canada, often engaging in anti-India slogans and disrespecting the Indian Tricolour.
"Then they are told to go seek asylum... because their version will be, 'If I go back to India now, I will be punished...' and there have been cases of such students being given asylum," he said.
Sanjay Verma urged Indian parents to remain vigilant regarding their children in Canada, highlighting that various negative forces there could mislead Indian students. Verma's cautionary message comes amid tense India-Canada relations following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's repeated allegations that "agents" connected to the Indian government are collaborating with criminal gangs.
Earlier this month, India "strongly" dismissed a diplomatic communication from Canada that implicated the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats as "persons of interest" in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen designated as a terrorist by India. India condemned the claims as "preposterous imputations" and attributed them to the political agenda of the Justin Trudeau government.
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