27 Million Indians Lose Internet Access as Punjab Police Hunt Sikh Separatist

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The Indian government shut down the internet in Punjab over the weekend as authorities attempt to capture a Sikh separatist.

et for the 27 million residents to curb unrest and sensor what it’s calling “fake news.” Singh gained prominence within the separatist movement, Khalistan, which promotes the idea of creating a sovereign state in Punjab. His popularity skyrocketed in February when his supporters collectively stormed a police station where another supporter was imprisoned.

The Indian government outlawed the Khalistan separatists who now have supporters across Punjab and have demanded an independent nation for decades. The reported that military and police were deployed to Punjab on Sunday and arrested 112 people for protesting with swords and sticks on the roads demanding Singh’s freedom.Supporters, who are also spread out across England and Canada, stormed the Indian Embassy in London, breaking windows and waving the Khalistan flag. The World Sikh Organization of Canada issued a

on Sunday, saying it “condemns the security operations in Punjab” and the subsequent intent to capture and arrest Singh., “The suspension of the internet in Punjab along with deployment of paramilitary forces to arrest Bhai Amritpal Singh and other Sikh activists is deeply disturbing. State-wide blackouts have been a tool of genocide and were used in 1984 to facilitate the mass killing of Sikhs by the Indian state.

 

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Don't speak without knowledge. He attacked police, did riots, used Sikh holy book as shield, openly challenged state and demanded separate country with his armed supporters. He has the Sikh support to set punjab on fire. You know what khalistanis are capable of ? See

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