Khalistani Leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun Threatens India With ‘Hamas-Like Attack’

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

A
newly
surfaced
video
features
Gurpatwant
Singh
Pannun,
a
known
figure
associated
with
the
banned
US-based
Sikhs
for
Justice
(SFJ),
discussing
potential
consequences
for
India.
In
the
video,
Pannun
issues
a
warning
to
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi,
drawing
parallels
with
the
Israel-Palestine
conflict,
and
suggesting
that
similar
reactions
could
occur
in
India.

Pannun,
the
leader
of
SFJ,
emphasizes
that
people
living
under
perceived
illegal
occupation,
spanning
from
Punjab
to
Palestine,
may
react
to
their
situations,
emphasizing
the
cycle
of
violence
begetting
more
violence.
He
goes
on
to
state
that
if
India
persists
in
its
perceived
occupation
of
Punjab,
it
could
trigger
a
reaction,
for
which
he
holds
India
and
PM
Modi
accountable.

Pannun
claims
that
SFJ
advocates
for
a
democratic
approach
through
“ballot
and
vote,”
asserting
that
the
liberation
of
Punjab
is
in
the
offing.
He
presents
India
with
a
choice,
between
peaceful
resolution
through
ballots
or
potential
violent
consequences,
accompanied
by
a
hand
gesture
mimicking
a
gunshot,
captured
on
camera.

Khalistani
Leader

#GurpatwantSinghPannun
Threatens
India
With
‘#Hamas-Like
Attack’#KhalistaniTerrorist
#Khalistani
pic.twitter.com/SKhM6cIQP1

—
Madhuri
Adnal
(@madhuriadnal)

October
10,
2023

This
message
from
Pannun
comes
shortly
after
an
FIR
was
filed
against
him
for
issuing
threats
and
promoting
enmity
in
the
lead-up
to
the
India-Pakistan
ICC
World
Cup
2023
match
in
Ahmedabad,
Gujarat.
The
threats
were
disseminated
through
pre-recorded
messages
on
various
social
media
platforms,
according
to
Cyber
Crime
DCP
of
Ahmedabad,
Ajit
Rajian.

The
message
also
promises
that
SFJ
will
seek
“revenge”
for
the
murder
of
terrorist
Hardeep
Singh
Nijar
in
Canada.

Gurpatwant
Singh
Pannun,
originally
from
Amritsar,
has
been
under
the
scrutiny
of
the
National
Investigation
Agency
(NIA)
since
2019
when
the
agency
filed
its
first
case
against
him.
He
stands
accused
of
actively
advocating
and
orchestrating
terror
activities
and
spreading
fear
and
terror
in
Punjab
and
other
parts
of
India
through
his
intimidation
and
threat
tactics.
Pannun
has
non-bailable
arrest
warrants
issued
against
him
by
the
Special
NIA
Court,
and
he
was
declared
a
“Proclaimed
Offender”
in
November
of
the
previous
year.