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Hardeep Singh Nijjar (11 October 1977 – 18 June 2023) was a Canadian Sikh involved with the Khalistan movement, which calls for an independent Sikh state. [3] [4]Born in India, Nijjar emigrated to Canada in the mid-1990s. [5]
Inderbir Singh Nijjar is an Indian politician and the MLA from Amritsar South Assembly constituency. He is current President of Chief Khalsa Diwan . He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party .
Nijjar is a surname found in India. Notable people with the surname include: Aron Nijjar (born 1994), English cricketer; Rob Nijjar (born 1967), Canadian politician; Sunny Singh Nijjar, Indian actor; Surinder Singh Nijjar (1949–2021), Indian judge; Hardeep Singh Nijjar (1977–2023), Canadian Sikh separatist leader
A video of the incident was released on Twitter by Khalistani supporters, suggesting the attack was retaliation for the recent death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. [161] Nijjar's death sparked protests among sections of the Sikh diaspora; posters promoting these events alleged that Indian diplomats played a role in the death.
According to The Globe and Mail, the early 2000s witnessed the declining influence of pro Khalistan Sikhs within Surrey's milieu, and the issue became a taboo.Nijjar, upon being elected head of the temple, set out to lift this taboo and introduced various Khalistan symbols and portraits of Sikh militants within the building.
Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) is a militant outfit of the Khalistan movement.In February 2023, it was designated as a terrorist organization by the Government of India. [1]In May 2023, India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two wanted persons at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, who allegedly were close aides of KTF's Arshdeep Singh, an "individual designated terrorist ...
While the diplomatic row was initially triggered due to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations that the Indian government was involved in the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the ongoing tensions between India and Canada have been largely fuelled by disagreements over the Sikh separatist Khalistan movement and its active ...
Surinder Singh Nijjar (7 June 1949 – 26 March 2021) was a British-Indian judge of the Supreme Court of India. Post-retirement, Nijjar practised as an arbitrator . Prior to his elevation as judge, Nijjar was a Senior Advocate and practised at the Punjab and Haryana High Court .