Legal Counsel, World Sikh Organization (WSO) of Canada informed TOI on Thursday that they had submitted a brief to prime minister Stephen Harper and foreign affairs minister Rob Nicholson outlining issues of concern in light of the upcoming visit of prime minister Modi.
"Specifically, we have expressed concern over escalating attacks on minority communities in India, particularly Christians and Muslims, continued attempts to marginalize the Canadian Sikh community by members of the Indian government through baseless claims alleging a rise in Sikh extremism and the intimidation and coercion of Canadian Sikhs by Indian officials in Canada with respect to the granting of Indian visas," he said.
He informed that the WSO had called on the government of Canada to follow the recent example of US President Barack Obama in insisting that India uphold freedom of religion for all its citizens, including religious minorities such as Christians and Muslims, who, according to WSO, had come under increased since Modi came into power last year.
Balpreet informed that they had also rejected India's claims of rising "Sikh extremism" as unsubstantiated and hails Harper's comments during his November 2012 trip to India, clarifying that violence or terrorism couldn't be confused with the right of Canadian Sikhs to hold and promote political views, including those that governments may find disagreeable.
WSO President Amritpal Singh Shergill said, "increased trade and economic ties between Canada and India are important for the prosperity of both countries."
However, he said Canada had a paramount duty as an international defender of human rights to encourage India to protect its religious minorities and to uphold freedom of religion.
"Silence is the greatest enemy of human rights, and our government has an obligation to ensure that it raises these concerns with world leaders whenever possible," he said.
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