Pro-Khalistani extremist Pannun says ‘Indian Govt. wants to kill me for referendum campaign

Anjali Sharma

GG News Bureau
NEW YORK, 29th Nov. Pro-Khalistani extremist and Sikhs for Justice chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on Tuesday said that he was calling for Air India’s boycott but India presented a narrative that he wanted to bomb the Indian carrier.

Pannun has alleged that the Indian government wants to kill him “for running the global Khalistan referendum voting campaign”.

He told in a news interview that “The Indian government and the Modi regime want to kill me, they want to eliminate me for running the global Khalistan referendum voting campaign”.

Pannun, a dual citizen of Canada and the US is a lawyer and co-founder of Sikhs for Justice a proscribed outfit that called for “Khalistan” in state of Punjab.

He was designated a terrorist by the Indian government for challenging India’s sovereignty.

Pannun allegations against the Indian government of hatching a conspiracy to kill him came in the backdrop of a Financial Times report that claimed the US authorities have thwarted an alleged assassination plot targeting Pannun and warned India over concerns of Indian government’s involvement.

The report claimed that the matter was raised by US President Joe Biden with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi in September this year.

Pannun said that the assassination plot is not about him anymore and that it is a challenge for American sovereignty.

“It is a threat to freedom of speech and democracy in America itself. But I’ll let U.S. authorities speak more on this,” he added.

The National Investigation Agency booked Pannun for releasing a video threatening Ai India passengers.

He argued that he was calling for the “boycott” of Air India.

“I was saying “boycott” Air India, but the whole Indian narrative shifted to “bomb” Air India. Somebody has to be a zombie to not differentiate between boycotting and bombing,” he stated.