“Do not fight against Pakistan:” Khalistan leader urges Sikh soldiers in Indian army

Prominent Khalistan movement leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun accused the Modi-led Indian government of using Sikh soldiers as tools in its broader Hindutva agenda against Pakistan.

He urged Sikh personnel in the Indian Army to distance themselves from what he termed “extremist adventures,” and to refuse participation in any military operations planned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi against Pakistan.

"Do not fight against Pakistan. Pakistan is not your enemy," Pannun stated, adding that the country would be a friendly ally for Sikhs once Indian Punjab gains independence.

Pannun also alleged that the Indian government had planned a “Sikh massacre” in Channapora. However, he claimed, a false flag operation was instead carried out in Pahalgam, accusing the Modi government of staging the attack on its own citizens in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

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In a separate statement, he said that only the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood to benefit politically from the Pahalgam incident. While extending sympathies to the victims, he maintained that the attack served the BJP’s political objectives.

He further recalled the 2002 Chittisinghpura massacre of Sikhs, which, according to him, was also orchestrated under the BJP government during Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s tenure and under the watch of then Home Minister LK Advani. The incident coincided with US President Bill Clinton’s visit to India.

Pannun drew parallels between the Pahalgam attack and the 2002 massacre, alleging that the same pattern is being followed under National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, with the offensive doctrine promoted by Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Modi, while Foreign Minister S Jaishankar attempts to justify such actions globally.

He asserted that the BJP aims to use such events to justify military operations against the Kashmiri freedom movement, spread fear among Indian Muslims, and consolidate its Hindu vote bank.

Concluding his remarks, Pannun claimed that the BJP is fully capable of carrying out extrajudicial killings not only in countries like Canada, the US, and Pakistan but also within India—and then shifting the blame onto others.