INDIAN BOMBING SUSPECT BEHIND RALLY: REPORT

LONDON: A suspect wanted in India for his alleged involvement in bombings in India in 2010 is organising a pro-khalistan rally at Trafalgar Square here on August 12, according to a UK media report.

Paramjeet Singh Pamma, a Birminghambased refugee, is among the key organisers of the rally dubbed as a ‘London Declaration’ for a ‘Referendum 2020’, the Sunday Times reported.

Pamma is wanted in India for twin bomb blasts in Patiala and Ambala in 2010 and is the alleged mastermind in the killing of Rulda Singh, head of the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat, in 2009.

Pamma, who was granted asylum in Britain in 2000, denies the allegations as “false charges”.

He claims that up to 10,000 Sikhs are expected at the Trafalgar Square event next Sunday, many of whom are being bussed to London from other parts of Britain, the newspaper reported.

to gather together and to demonstrate their views, provided that they do so within the law.”

“However, we will not tolerate any group spreading hate or deliberately raising community

INDIAN COMMUNITY SLAMS EVENT

As the group, SFJ, put up billboards and claimed support of some Kashmiri groups, members of the Indian community took to social media to oppose it. There are also indications of a counter-event on the day to oppose the event.

“On August 12, we will unveil the case for Sikhs’ right to self determination as guaranteed in the UN Charter and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,” stated attorney Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, legal advisor to SFJ.

Jasdev Rai of the Sikh Human Rights group questioned the validity of a referendum sought