Sikh leaders from North America meet in Surrey, B.C., in wake of killing
Global News
Some 200 Sikh leaders met Saturday in Surrey to discuss next steps following allegations of India's involvement in the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Accusations that India is behind the homicide of Surrey Gurdwara president Hardeep Singh Nijjar are reverberating across the continent, prompting Sikh leaders to meet in Surrey on Saturday.
Sikh leaders from both Canada and the United States gathered at the Surrey Guru Nanak Gurdwara, the same Gurdwara where Nijjar was shot and killed at on June 18.
“(People have come from) Washington state, Toronto and New York. Everyone is kind of converging here,” B.C. Gurdwaras Council’s Moninder Singh said.
About 250 people attended the meeting on Saturday.
“This is unprecedented in terms of what we’re responding to today,” said Brabjot Singh, an Edmonton Sikh leader.
They have gathered to discuss next moves and to demand action regarding the killing of Nijjar.
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