First voting in American phase of Khalistan referendum draws 127,000 Sikhs

SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON: More than 127,000 American Sikhs voted for Khalistan referendum for the first time on American soil – just weeks after the US government announced it had prevented the Indian state from assassinating on the US soil the prominent pro-Khalistan leader and India’s most wanted man, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

The independent Punjab Referendum Commission (PRC) announced that 127,000 Sikhs were able to cast their votes while around 30000 remained in queues and unable to vote due to shortage of time. The Commission member Paul Jacobs announced the next phase of the Khalistan referendum will take place in Sacramento, CA, on 31st March to accommodate those who were unable to cast their votes.

The US government had permitted pro-Khalistan secessionist group Sikh For Justice (SFJ) to conduct Khalistan freedom referendum under the First Amendment Act on its soil, despite Indian objections. Diplomatic relations between India and America have hit a low after the US State Department openly accused India of trying to kill its citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the founder and leader of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) and Khalistan referendum who arrived at the voting centre amid heavy security, on the US soil in an open violation of the sovereignty of the United States of America.

After the voting was closed, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun addressed thousands of Sikhs and announced that campaign against India will accelerate after confirmations by the Canadian and the US governments that India was planning to kill Sikhs who asked for their right of self-determination for a separate Sikh homeland.