The organizers of the ‘Khalistan referendum’ got a big blow on Sunday. According to the information, the Canadian authorities have withdrawn the permission to conduct polling in a public school. In this regard, the English website Hindustan Times has published the news. The referendum was scheduled for September 10 at Tamanwis Secondary School in the city of Surrey, British Columbia. However, a spokesperson for the Surrey District School Board has said in its statement that the rental agreement was violated, due to which it has been canceled.
The clear reason for withdrawing the permission is being told that the promotional material of the program had the picture of the weapon as well as the pictures of the school. The referendum poster actually depicted an AK-47 machine gun as well as a saber. According to the news, objections were raised about this, even after which the organizers of the program failed to remove these related pictures and this poster related to the program was continuously posted on social media.
It has been said on behalf of the school that the program organizers have been informed about the decision. Our first job as a school is to provide quality education and support to the students. It is our duty to ensure a safe environment in the school.
Maninder Gill on behalf of his organization welcomed the decision
In a statement issued by the school, it was said that our agreements, policies and guidelines, including rent, support our mission to create a safe environment for our community. Any individual or group renting our facilities is required to comply. Maninder Gill, president of the Surrey-based Friends of Canada and India Foundation, welcomed the decision on behalf of his organisation.
mastermind of the bomb blast
Let us tell you that a few days ago, Indian-Canadians complained to the school board about the referendum and the use of a government school for this purpose. In his complaint, he had said that posters of Talwinder Singh Parmar had been pasted all around the school premises. Parmar is believed to be the mastermind of the terrorist bombing of Air India Flight 182, Kanishka, which killed 329 people on 23 June 1985. The people of Surrey had expressed concern and also mentioned the picture of AK-47 in the letter. It said the school board, the city of Surrey and the provincial government of BC are accountable to parents for promoting gun violence in broad daylight… The issues raised in the letter were discussed in an interview with outlet Surrey Talk Radio on Saturday. was placed in front of Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke.
new date not announced
It is noteworthy that India had already reiterated its displeasure over the Canadian territory being used for separatist referendum through formal channel to Canada’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada. Meanwhile, no new date has been announced for the referendum.