reported<\/a> that Washington recently thwarted another Indian plot to assassinate Pannun as well.<\/p>\nOn Wednesday, the White House announced it was treating the reported assassination attempt on American soil \u201cwith utmost seriousness\u201d and has raised the issue with the Indian government \u201cat the senior-most levels\u201d.<\/p>\n
Videos from the Gurdwara show protesters chanting slogans against India\u2019s attempt to suppress the Sikh movement. One protester can also be seen raising the Khalistani flag as the ambassador was leaving the Gurdwara.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmbassador Sandhu aborted his visit and fled the Hicksville Gurdwara in haste, embarrassed and without answering the questions raised by the pro-Khalistan Sikhs about his role in the assassination attempts,\u201d Mr Pannun said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the incoherent answers of\u2026 the fleeing ambassador\u201d it was obvious that India was \u201cusing mercenaries to stop the Khalistan referendum voting,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite India\u2019s attempt to assassinate me, Khalistan referendum voting will continue, and the American phase is going to start from January 28, 2024, in San Francisco, California,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The activists asked the Indian ambassador if he was also involved in the failed bid to assassinate Pannun.<\/p>\n
Himmat Singh, who leads pro-Khalistan Sikhs at the Gurdwara, claimed that New Delhi had assassinated Mr Nijjar. The slain Sikh leader was the president of Surrey Gurdwara in Canada and the coordinator for the Canadian chapter of Khalistan Referendum.<\/p>\n
\u201cI only wanted answers from Ambassador Sandhu as to why India is using violence to stop the global Khalistan Referendum voting,\u201d said Himmat Singh, who heads the East Coast Coordination Committee.<\/p>\n
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