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Indian Consulate holds camp for pensioners at Khalsa Dewan Society in Surrey
Organizers at the Khalsa Dewan Society Gurdwara had obtained an interim injunction from a local court to designate the periphery of the gurdwara as a buffer zone, thereby prohibiting protesters from entering.
Pensioners camp organised by the Indian Consulate in Surrey / Prabhjot Paul Singh
Many Indian pensioners in Surrey showed up at a camp organized by the Indian Consulate in Vancouver to receive their life certificates, despite calls from pro-Khalistan supporters to boycott the Indian diplomatic corps in Canada.
However, a similar camp planned for Indian pensioners in Ontario province at Brampton was cancelled as the local authorities, including the Peel Regional Police, did not provide the adequate security requested by the Indian Consulate.
The Surrey camp was conducted at the Khalsa Dewan Society Gurdwara, where the organizers had obtained an interim injunction from a local court to designate the periphery of the gurdwara as a buffer zone, thereby prohibiting protesters from entering. This injunction was obtained prior to the previous camp, which took place earlier this month.
Indian Consul staff and office-bearers of the Khalsa Dewan Society / Prabhjot Paul SinghJoginder Singh Sunnar, a spokesperson of the Khalsa Dewan Society, said that some anti-Indian Consulate protestors had gathered outside the venue of the camp. They shouted slogans against the Indian Consulate staff as well as used “abusive language” against some senior office-bearers of the society.
The camp started at 9.30 in the morning and continued until 4 pm local time. Hundreds of Indian pensioners, including some in wheelchairs, were issued life certificates, thus facilitating the continuation of their pensions. The society's community kitchen served “langar” to all participants.
Kuldip Singh Thandi and Kashmir Singh Dhaliwal of the Khalsa Dewan Society Management Committee appreciated the Consulate staff and the pensioners for the smooth conduct of the camp. Both Mr Dhaliwal and Mr Thandi held that everyone had a right to hold a demonstration in a peaceful manner but no right to intimidate or harass others.
“We follow the teachings of our Sikh Gurus and do our best for the welfare of our people in a peaceful and lawful manner,” they said while speaking to the participants of the camp.
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