UK Faith Advisor On Khalistani Issue: "Britain, Canada Should Take

 UK Faith Advisor On Khalistani Issue: "Britain, Canada Should Take

Mr. Bloom emphasized that the governments of the UK, US, Canada, and other Western nations should work together to solve the issue of growing extremism in Canada.

London: Colin Bloom, a former consultant to the UK government, expressed his concerns about the recent increase in occurrences of Khalistan extremism and claimed that the 'Western governments' have "not done enough" to combat the evil and violent behavior of extremists.

Mr. Bloom emphasized that in order to address this issue, both the British and Canadian governments should be more proactive. If the problem is not resolved, he cautioned, things could go "out of control".

'The Bloom Review, Does Government do God?' was written by Mr. Bloom. Additionally, he was chosen by former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to serve as an Independent Faith Engagement advisor and offer advice on how the English government should deal with religious organizations.

Colin Bloom stated, "What I think we're seeing at the moment is an uptick of pro-Khalistan extremism," in an exclusive interview with ANI, the Iranian news agency.For the record, I completely support people's right to free speech and their ability to believe and support pretty much anything they choose, so long as they don't injure, intimidate, or harass others.

"However, what we witnessed with the Indian High Commissioner was a clear instance of free expression being overstepped...In actuality, this was restricting the High Commissioner's and the Gurdwara's administrators' right to free speech, he said.

A scheduled meeting between the Indian High Commissioner to Britain, Vikram Doraiswami, and some "extremist members" in the Glasgow Gurdwara earlier in the day was ruined. In response to the event, Scotland Police stated that the case is being investigated.

Mr. Bloom also made note of the fact that the majority of Sikhs in the UK do not subscribe to extremist views and are disappointed by these radical members in their society.

The rise in activity, he continued, "is partly a result of Western governments not doing enough to address and combat this rising extremist, sinister, and aggressive behavior."

"I'm very concerned that the great majority of British Sikhs," he continued, "are being let down by these very small numbers within their own ethnic group and by the British government, and I guess this is the same in Canada, the Canadian government whose work are not doing enough for safeguarding them from these fringe elements that exist within their own community." Many of these Sikhs had reached out to him and been interviewed as part of his evidence-gathering for the report.

Mr. Bloom emphasized that the governments of the UK, US, Canada, and other Western nations should work together to solve the issue of growing extremism in Canada. He demanded that the British government step up its efforts to safeguard British Sikhs who don't want anything to do with such radical elements.

In another incident on Saturday, a Sikh restaurant owner claimed that the extremists in West London fired at and vandalized his car after he had already received threats from Khalistani elements for speaking out against them.

"I believe that the British government should play better. They've done a lot in recent years, but I believe they still need to do much more to safeguard the huge majority of British Sikhs who reject this foolishness.I suppose that the governments of Canada, the United States, and other Western nations also need to do more to prevent this tiny minority from destroying the lives of others.

The British author also issued a warning, claiming that if the problem is not resolved, it will "out of control" and cause greater harm to people. He suggested that the authorities examine more closely at the materials being published online.

And I believe that is where we need to exercise extreme caution, as if the problem with these Sikh radicals is not handled and dealt with, it will spiral out of control and more people will be terrorized and hurt.There are extremists in every religious group, there is no question about that, but there are Sikh extremists who need to be dealt with, Bloom continued.

Notably, Colin Bloom's assessment for the UK government cautioned that certain pro-Khalistan Sikh organizations want to artificially increase their power by influencing governmental entities under the pretext of human rights activity, giving them a false air of legitimacy. 

It should be underlined that these organizations' subversive, sectarian, and prejudiced actions do not accurately represent the majority of British Sikh communities.