Pro-Khalistan components tried to heckle India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, throughout his go to to a gurudwara in New York on the event of Guruprab. A video circulating on the web exhibits Khalistani components making remarks about their slain chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Sandhu visited the Guru Nanak Darbar in Long Island, New York and took half within the Guruprab celebrations there. This incident reportedly occurred on the identical day as Ambassador Sandhu was honoured at Guru Nanak Darbar in Long Island.

“Privileged to hitch the native Sangat, together with from Afghanistan, at Guru Nanak Darbar of Long Island in celebrating Gurpurab- listened to Kirtan, spoke about Guru Nanak’s eternal message of togetherness, unity, and equality, partook langar, and sought blessings for all,” the ambassador wrote on X after the visit.

Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) alleged that there was a heckling incident toward Ambassador Sandhu at the Long Island Gurudwara. However, top government sources rejected the SFJ claims, denouncing them as inaccurate and fabricated. The government sources said that SFJ was attempting to advance its agenda and garner financial support from Pakistan. There is no credible evidence supporting SFJ’s assertions of any disrespect towards Indian envoy Sandhu by the local Sikh community.

After the video of the ‘heckling’ incident went viral on social media, BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa denounced the incident, stating that these ‘goons’ who disrespected the grandson of a great 20th-century Sikh leader are ‘not Sikhs.’

“Shameful heckling of India’s Ambassador to US S. Taranjit Singh Sandhu. Being a devout Sikh and grandson of S. Teja Singh Samundri who was a great 20th century Sikh leader, he went to the Gurudwara in New York to pay obeisance at the occasion of Gurupurab. He was heckled and threatened by Khalistani thugs. Is this the message of Sikhi? Is this the message of Guru Nanak? These goons are not Sikhs,” Sirsa mentioned.

Meanwhile, BJP National Spokesperson RP Singh revealed that the pro-Khalistan supporter who was concerned within the incident at Hicksville Gurdwara was in truth the President of Surrey Gurdwara and the coordinator for the Canadian Chapter of the Khalistan Referendum.

“Khalistanies tried to heckle Indian Ambassador @SandhuTaranjitS with basless Questions for his position within the failed plot to assassinate Gurpatwant, (SFJ) and Khalistan Referendum marketing campaign. Himmat Singh who led the pro-Khalistanies at Hicksville Gurdwara in New York additionally accused ambassador Sandhu for India’s position within the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was President of Surrey Gurdwara and the coordinator for Canadian Chapter of the Khalistan Referendum,” wrote BJP Spokesperson Singh on X.