Why B.C. wants a terror designation on gang with alleged Indian government ties
Global News
On Tuesday, B.C. Premier David Eby called on the federal government to designate the Lawrene Bishnoi gang as a terrorist organization.
As B.C.’s Sikh community marks the two-year anniversary of gurdwara president Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder, the alleged role of a high-profile Indian gang is being thrust into the spotlight.
Four Indian nationals have been charged and are awaiting trial, but the masterminds behind the killing remain free — a fact that drew fury at a protest in Vancouver on Wednesday.
“India should not be able to operate with impunity by killing Canadians on Canadian soil,” Moninder Singh with the Sikh Federation Canada told Global News.
Just a day after Canada and India agreed to reestablish diplomatic ties as Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted his Indian counterpart Narenda Modi for the G7, Canada’s spy agency released a report directly tying the Indian state to organized crime syndicates in Canada.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s annual report cites RCMP evidence linking Indian government agents to “criminal networks to sow violent activity in South Asian communities in Canada.”
It adds that India’s alleged role in Nijjar’s killing “signals a significant escalation in India’s repression efforts.”
National security experts point to the involvement of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
“They have to find people to carry out these dirty deeds,” said Daniel Stanton, director of the National Security Program at the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute.
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