Diplomatic row rages over allegations New Delhi had role in murder of Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia
Canada has yet to provide any evidence of Indian involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a 45-year-old Sikh leader killed by masked gunmen in Surrey, outside Vancouver.For years, India has said Mr Nijjar, a Canadian citizen born in India, has links to terrorism, an allegation he denied, saying he was working to organise an unofficial Sikh diaspora referendum on independence from India at the time of his killing.
The movement has since lost much of its political power but still has supporters in Punjab, where Sikhs are in a majority, as well as among the sizable overseas Sikh diaspora. The modern Sikh independence movement reaches back to the 1940s but eventually morphed into the 1970s and 1980s insurgency. In response, anti-Sikh riots took place across India in which members of the minority were dragged out of their homes and killed.
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