Dal Khalsa, a prominent pro-freedom Sikh organization, has vehemently criticized the Indian government’s attempt to absolve itself from a conspiracy aimed at assassinating US-based Sikh sovereignty champion Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Calling the US to intervene, Dal Khalsa urges it to push India hard. This condemnation comes after the Union Government’s probe, which attempted to exonerate India from any involvement in the thwarted plot on grounds that it was carried out by rogue elements. WSN Reports

At a press conference held at its headquarters -Freedom House, Amritsar, leaders of Dal Khalsa labelled the investigation by the Indian government as sheer nonsense, highlighting the improbability of New Delhi admitting to any direct involvement in such covert operations. “It’s preposterous to think that New Delhi will admit its direct role,” stated Kanwar Pal Singh, while addressing the media, emphasizing their demand for an independent inquiry by US authorities into the matter.

Kanwar Pal Singh, a senior leader of Dal Khalsa, announced the organization’s plans to write to the US administration, urging them not to take India’s self-conducted investigation at face value. Instead, they advocate for a thorough and impartial probe within the United States, aiming to bring the perpetrators to justice on American soil.

The Indian government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has recently acknowledged that an individual, previously associated with RAW (Research and Analysis Wing, India’s external intelligence agency), and directly involved in the alleged plot to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, is no longer employed by the agency. This admission has led Dal Khalsa to argue that if India genuinely seeks to establish trust with the international community and the aggrieved Sikh community, it must extradite the former RAW official to the United States for criminal proceedings.

Kanwar Pal Singh, while talking to WSN said, “India must come clean on the role of the rogue elements. Who are they? When did they turn rogue? Where are they now? What action, if any, has the government of India taken?”

“India must come clean on the role of the rogue elements. Who are they? When did they turn rogue? Where are they now? What action, if any, has the government of India taken?”

The Five Eye countries must ask uncomfortable questions to India and get to the bottom of the matter. Mere coverups will not assuage the fears of the Sikh community and Sikh residents in these countries are still searching for answers from their respective countries.

Highlighting the Modi government’s historical tendency to attribute terror activities within India to “rogue elements” or “non-state actors” from Pakistan, Dal Khalsa’s critique points out the irony in India now facing similar accusations. This, according to the organization, raises serious concerns about India’s extrajudicial terror activities on foreign soil, particularly against the Sikh diaspora.

Paramjit Singh Mand, the recently selected working president of Dal Khalsa, expressed distrust in India’s authoritarian regime, especially in light of attempts to harm Sikh Americans on US soil. The organization’s stance is clear: the United States policymakers should not accept India’s findings at face value.

Dal Khalsa’s stance is clear: the United States and other countries of the Five Eye Group policymakers should not accept India’s findings at face value.

In a broader critique of the Indian political system, Kanwar Pal Singh also commented on the recent arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, the bureaucrat-turned-politician known for his anti-corruption stance, underscoring the endemic corruption plaguing India’s political landscape. Additionally, the wrongful detentions of prominent figures and activists within the Sikh community, such as Sukhpal Singh Khaira and Prof Devinder Singh Bhullar, were highlighted as examples of the Indian government’s repression and excesses against the people of Punjab.

Dal Khalsa’s stance is a testament to their resolve in seeking justice and transparency, invoking Gurbani’s wisdom, “as you sow so shall you reap,” as a moral foundation for their campaign against India’s transgressions against the Sikh community and beyond.