The national capital sees another rise of Khalistani activity in the Kashmiri Gate area of North Delhi. Pro-Khalistani graffiti was written on the walls under the Kashmiri Gate flyover on September 27, as per Media reports.Though the graffiti has now been removed from the area, Delhi police have registered a case under appropriate sections of the Indian Penal Code in the incident.Pro-Khalistan graffiti found written on the wall at Delhis Kashmiri Gate flyover on 27th September has been removed. Delhi Police have registered a case in the matter. pic.twitter.com/TKd3Ij4WFk— ANI (@ANI) September 28, 2023This incident took place amid the ongoing tensions between the Indian and Canadian governments over the killing of a Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, in Canada on June 18 this year.Pro-Khalistani graffitiIn August this year, similar incidents had taken place where two persons were detained in connection with writing pro-Khalistan messages on the walls of at least five Delhi Metro stations ahead of the G20 Summit. According to the police, two persons were detained from Punjab for this crime.Pro-Khalistan messages including “Delhi Banega Khalistan” and “Khalistan Zindabad” were found on the walls of Shivaji Park, Madipur, Paschim Vihar, Udyog Nagar, and Maharaja Surajmal Stadium metro stadiums on August 27. A wall of a government school in Nangloi was also found defaced.India-Canada rowPrime Minister Justin Trudeau had alleged Indias involvement in the killing of Hardeep Nijjar in the Canadian parliament last week saying that that intelligence agencies were investigating “credible” links in this incident.The two nations are now in a diplomatic standoff as the Indian government rejects all allegations calling it “absurd and motivated” and has issued a travel advisory that warned its citizens about rising “anti-India activities” in Canada.
