New Delhi : A US-based Khalistani terrorist outfit, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), has called for a 12-hour “siege” of the Indian Consulate in Vancouver, reigniting concerns about the security of Indian diplomats and missions in Canada. In its statement, the SFJ accused Indian missions in Canada of running a surveillance network against Khalistan supporters. The poster branded Patnaik the “new face of Hindutva terror in Canada”, echoing the outfit’s long-standing hostility towards Indian diplomats posted in the country.
The Khalistani terrorist group claimed the planned “siege” would serve as a symbolic protest against what it termed “state-backed espionage and intimidation” of Khalistan activists on Canadian soil. “Pro-Khalistan Sikhs—torchbearers of Shaheed Nijjar—will lay a historic siege of the Consulate to demand accountability,” the statement said. In September 2023, then Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were “credible allegations” linking Indian agents to Nijjar’s assassination, sparking a diplomatic row between Ottawa and New Delhi.
Trudeau admitted that he didn’t have evidence to back his claim, and that it was just an intel tip off. With both India and Canada recently appointing high commissioners after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, at the G7 summit in June 2025, the ties are seeing a thaw. The latest Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) threat to siege the Indian consulate in Vancouver could come as a spanner in the diplomatic works to reset relations.
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