White House interacts with pro-Khalistan groups, offers ‘protection’ from transnational aggression
White House said that it was committed to "protecting American Citizens"
The White House has officially interacted with a pro-Khalistan Sikh group and assured them of "protection from any transnational aggression on its soil". The unprecedented meeting took place just ahead of Indian Prime Minister NarendraModi’s arrival on Saturday (Sep 21), who is on a three-day visit to the United States. Modi is set to attend the Quad leaders’ summit along with leaders of the US, Japan and Australia.
White House said that it was committed to "protecting American Citizens" from harm while they are within the borders of the United States.
As per media reports, Pritpal Singh of the American Sikh Caucus Committee and representatives from the Sikh Coalition and Sikh American Legal Defence and Education Fund (SALDEF) reached White House and held meeting at the White House complex.
News agency PTI quoted Pritpal Singh as saying, “We had the chance to thank senior federal government officials for saving the lives of Sikh Americans and for vigilance in protecting our community. We asked them to do more, and we will hold them to their assurances that they will."
Pritpal also took to X to express his gratitude towards US officials for ‘protecting American Sikhs’.
"We will hold them to their assurances to do more to safeguard our community. Freedom and justice must prevail," he wrote.
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This is the first time that US officials have interacted with a group sympathising with the Khalistan movement, which calls for carving out a separate homeland for Sikhs from India’s Punjab state. India sees these Sikh separatists as terrorists and has even outlawed several organisations linked to the Khalistan movement.
The meeting between pro-Khalistan groups and the White House comes days after Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, general counsel for the pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice, initiated a civil lawsuit against the Indian government and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval among others.
The suit was filed in connection with an alleged assassination attempt against him that took place on Americansoil last year.
(With inputs from agencies)