Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun incites hate over Rajouri terror attack & urges to hold Referendum in Kashmir

New York, Dec 22: Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who is residing in the United States has intended to incite hatred over the terrorist attack in Rajouri. It should be noted that four Indian Army personnel were martyred in the attack and two soldiers have been injured.

 

 

In a press release under "Kashmir Khalistan Referendum Front (KKRF)", Pannun mocked the ambush on two military vehicles in Rajouri with subject being, “Ambush on Indian Soldiers Is “Consequence” of India’s Violence Against Kashmiris”. The press release is dated same as the date of the terrorist attack.

Referring to Kashmir as “India occupied”, it said, "India occupied Kashmir is an internationally recognized disputed territory where India's Army is committing genocidal violence for decades," blaming the presence of the Indian Army and accused it of “genocidal violence”.

"Indian Army suffered causalities at the hands of Kashmiri Freedom Fighters because "Violence ALWAYS begets violence. The only peaceful resolution to the territorial dispute of Indian Occupied Kashmir is to hold Referendum to determine the will of the indigenous people."

 

"Just like "Sikhs For Justice" (SFJ) is holding Khalistan Referendum to challenge the association of Punjab with the Union of India, I urge Kashmiri Freedom Fighters to organize and hold Kashmir Independence Referendum," it said.

 

 

Top Intelligence sources said Pannun’s declaration clarifies his association with designated terror groups of Pakistan who killed Indian soldiers. 

Pannun is the chief of the Sikhs for Justice separatist group and was listed as an “individual terrorist" by the Ministry of Home Affairs on July 1, 2020. Pannun, wanted in India on terror charges, holds dual citizenship of the US and Canada.

 

Last month, Pannun had released a video urging people to avoid travelling aboard Air India flights on November 19. He had also issued threats to attack India’s Parliament in response to an alleged failed murder plot to kill him.

The US had recently alleged an Indian link to an alleged foiled assassination plot against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Responding to the same, in an interview with the Financial Times, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for the first time, responded to the claims made by the US and said he will "look into" any evidence, adding that "few incidents" would not affect US-India ties.

On December 7, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in Parliament that India has instituted an inquiry committee to look into the inputs received from the US in the case as the matter has a bearing on national security. Pannun has been under the NIA lens since 2019 when the anti-terror agency registered its first case against him.