"In a recording of the police warning, shared with the Guardian, an officer tells Singh it kills me to know you're in this position and appears to agree with the activist's assessment that the threat stemmed from his vocal criticism of India. I want everyone to know how a father or a husband would feel in a situation like this. But as an activist, as a leader in the community, I'm not going to be thwarted by this."
"Singh has been threatened before but said this was the first time his wife and two children had been threatened too. If people like me start going silent, then, you know, these people that are being extorted, or other members of our community that are actually in line to be assassinated or have violence inflicted on them, then what would happen to them?"
"In 2023, the former prime minister Justin Trudeau accused India of orchestrating the high-profile assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, another Sikh activist and Canadian citizen. Canada's federal police and spy agency later repeated the accusations."
Canadian authorities warned Moninder Singh, head of the Sikh Federation of Canada, that he and his family faced credible threats based on confidential police informant information. Singh, a close associate of assassinated Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, believes the Indian government orchestrates the threats due to his vocal criticism of India. This warning comes as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to visit India for trade negotiations. Singh stated he will not be silenced despite the threats to his family, emphasizing that silence would endanger other community members facing extortion and violence. A senior Canadian official expressed confidence that India's campaign of threats and violence had ended, justifying the diplomatic visit.
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