Indian officers held consular camps throughout six places in Canada over the weekend amid vital police presence as a result of threats of disruption by pro-Khalistani components.

While protestors holding Khalistani teams did seem in not less than one location on Saturday, elevated regulation enforcement presence could have deterred any disruption.

The consular camps had been held within the Greater Toronto Area or GTA cities of Brampton and Mississauga, in addition to in Vancouver and Prince George in British Columbia and Saskatoon within the province of Saskatchewan.

The secessionist group Sikhs for Justice or SFJ had referred to as for the consular camps to be “shut down” in posters that had been launched on social media.

A senior Indian official stated that over 1200 companies had been rendered on the camps over Saturday and Sunday. The camps, that are routine and annual affairs, are aimed toward offered life certificates to Indian Government pensioners who’re presently residing in Canada.

Among the temples the place the camp was held was the Brampton Triveni Mandir. The temple’s religious chief Yudhishthir Dhanrajh stated that “everything went smoothly” on the venue.

He stated that Peel Regional Police had knowledgeable the temple they had been on “high alert” and carried out “rolling patrols” to avert any untoward incident. “No protestors showed up that we are aware of. Seems that the heavy police presence was a successful deterrent,” he stated.

Dhanrajh stated the temple won’t be intimidated into not offering its premises for use for comparable group exercise sooner or later. “After seeing the response and the warm reception, we will try to give the facility again if the community asks for it. We have to do our duty.”

Such camps are organised in areas with massive Indo-Canadian populations in order that the aged shouldn’t have make the journey to India’s missions in Ottawa, Toronto or Vancouver for the aim.

Dhanrajh stated the group availed of the camp which was open to all and almost 75% of the pensioners who obtained the service on the temple had been Sikh.

Alluding to protests by pro-Khalistan components at one other such camp, on the Khalsa Diwan Society’s gurdwara in Abbotsford in British Columbia final Monday, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated in New Delhi final week, “”We reiterate the necessity for nations to respect the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations in order that our diplomats can discharge their diplomatic obligations.”

SFJ had focused these camps as its normal counsel Gurpatwant Pannun stated on Wednesday, “Pro-Khalistan Sikhs are going to challenge Indian diplomats since they are setting up spy network under the cover of community programs.”

He linked it to the killing of pro-Khalistan determine Hardeep Singh Nijjar, SFJ’s principal in British Columbia, on June 18 in Surrey, asking pro-Khalistan components to “peacefully confront and question” Indian officers who, he alleged, had been “responsible” for Nijjar’s homicide.

SFJ’s actions in Canada have elevated since Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s assertion within the House of Commons on September 18 that there have been “credible allegations” of a possible hyperlink between Indian brokers and Nijjar’s homicide.