Mo Dhaliwal, the founder of the Vancouver-based Poetic Justice Foundation (PJF) who created the controversial ‘toolkit’ tweeted by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, is looking to use agricultural protests in India to fuel the Khalistani separatist movement, according to a policeman. An officer investigating attempts to stoke the separatist movement under the guise of farmers’ agitation. This lingering suspicion, the officer suggested, was confirmed by a recent video clip by Mo Dhaliwal where he is seen mobilizing support for the unrest, as well as the separatist movement.
“If the agricultural laws are repealed tomorrow, that is not a victory. This battle begins with the repeal of agricultural laws, it does not end there. Let no one tell you that this battle will end with the repeal of farm laws. That is because they are trying to drain the energy from this movement. They are trying to tell you that you are separated from Punjab and that you are separated from the Khalistan movement. You are not, ”Mo Dhaliwal says in this video clip, allegedly filmed during the group’s protest outside the Indian consulate on January 26.
HT cannot confirm the authenticity of this video. Dhaliwal asked for his reaction to the police accusation against his group, initially agreeing to an interview with HT, but later said he will issue a statement instead.
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Agricultural protests on the borders of the national capital, Delhi, began on November 26 over three laws that aim to ease restrictions on trade in agricultural products by creating free markets. However, farm unions say they will erode their bargaining power, weaken an assured price system and make them vulnerable to exploitation by corporate giants. They have rejected an offer to suspend the laws for 18 months, insisting that the laws be repealed.
Mo Dhaliwal and her group, PJF, came into clear focus this week after Swedish activist Greta Thunberg tweeted a document detailing an action plan for online and offline protests related to the ongoing farmer unrest that began. at the end of November. The first document, complete with links to tweets that people could use on social media, focused primarily on the Republic Day celebrations in India on January 26, which the group intended to commemorate as a world day of protest. She deleted this document and then uploaded what one police officer described as an updated and sanitized version.
Delhi Police on Thursday cited the first document, or toolkit, to present a criminal case alleging criminal conspiracy and sedition. He did not name a suspect.
The toolkit, the official quoted above said, had to be viewed in the context of the background and motivation of its creators. The video gives an idea of the objectives of the group that has been trying to generate public opinion on social media against the Indian government.
“The agricultural protests for them are just an excuse to mobilize support for their separatist agenda,” he said.
Mo Dhaliwal’s video clip appeared to support this claim.
In this, Dhaliwal tries to persuade the younger members of his audience at the protest to keep an open mind to Khalistan’s demand.
“The reason the people of Khalistani are so passionate about this (agricultural protests) is because 40-50 years later, we are seeing the truth that they predicted in the 1970s. In the 1970s, they wanted an independent land to that we did not have to live this movement. My request to all young people is: Do not close your eyes to each other, do not close your hearts to each other. Don’t close your minds to each other. If you see someone with a sign that you don’t understand, that has this ‘bad word’, Khalistan, on it, ask questions, learn … understand … Nobody wanted to be a terrorist … They are trying to separate us from each other. others… We are here for the independence and sanctity of Punjab, ”Dhaliwal is heard saying in the video.
Dhaliwal is not alone.
Counterterrorism officials, who have been talking about intelligence reports of separatist elements infiltrating agricultural protests for weeks, said other pro-Khalistani individuals and groups had also been active at various levels.
Delhi police had previously stated that they had already identified at least 300 Pakistani mangoes who were trying to mobilize protesters on the Delhi borders with the hashtag – Support Khalistan.
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