Amritsar (Punjab), Aug 08: Dal Khalsa, a Punjab-based radical political group, which has for years been advocating, supporting and campaigning for a separate homeland for the people of Punjab, has termed ‘Referendum 2020’ merely an opinion poll being conducted amongst the Sikhs living abroad. The statement came in the run-up to an event scheduled to be held at Trafalgar Square in London on August 12, 2018. The event is being organised by a United States-based Sikh separatist organisation — Sikhs for Justice – that would be issuing ‘London Declaration’ for a referendum on the Indian state of Punjab. Singh says that the event had not garnered any support from the people and groups of Punjab as they were not taken in loop before such a decision was taken. Making a direct statement at Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the chief organiser of the event, Kanwarpal Singh said that Punjabis were the principal stakeholders in any kind of referendum pertaining to Punjab. On being asked about his organisation’s position on ‘Sikhs for Justice’ event, he said that they had found the actions of SFJ slightly ambiguous and had sought a straightforward reply as to how they were going to achieve their objectives without considering the opinion of people of Punjab. It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-services Intelligence (ISI) is allegedly using discredited Khalistani groups to further its agenda and backing them to organise a pro-Khalistan rally in London.
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