Canadian MP Chandra Arya shares his strong stand against the resolution terming 1984 anti-Sikh riots as attempted genocide

Toronto: Canadian MP Chandra Arya expressed his vehement opposition to a proposal that sought to declare the 1984 anti-Sikh riots to be genocide. He claimed to be the sole member of the House of Commons to oppose the motion, preventing its passing.

The “politically powerful Khalistani lobby” will probably try to push the resolution again, the Canadian MP said, highlighting the constant pressure and threats he endures for speaking up for the Hindu-Canadian community.

Arya shared a post on X that said, “Today, the Surrey-Newton Member of Parliament tried to get the Parliament to label the 1984 Sikh riots in India a genocide. He asked every member of the House of Commons to vote in favor of his proposal. I was the only member in the House to protest, and my one voice was sufficient to keep this motion from passing.

“I was immediately threatened inside the parliament building for standing up and saying no,” he said. Numerous efforts have been made to prevent me from openly and freely expressing the concerns of Hindu Canadians, both within and outside the parliament. We cannot afford to be complacent, even if I am glad that I was able to prevent this destructive agenda from succeeding today. We may not be as lucky the next time.

He said that Khalistan could attempt to reintroduce the proposal. “There is little doubt that the politically influential Khalistani lobby will make another attempt to get Parliament to declare the 1984 riots to constitute genocide. “There is no assurance that I will be present in the House to prevent it the next time a member of any political party tries to introduce this motion,” Arya said.

In order to guarantee that the proposal is stopped in the future, he asked Hindu Canadians to actively interact with their Members of Parliament. “I urge all Hindu Canadians to take immediate action. Speak with the members of parliament in your area and get their pledge to vote against this resolution at whatever time it comes up. The Canadian MP said that the anti-Sikh riots in India in 1984, which followed Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s murder at the hands of her Sikh bodyguards, were unquestionably savage.

Although Arya also denounced the deaths caused by the riots, she emphasized that calling them genocide would be “misleading and unjustified.” “We all condemn this brutality without reservation,” he added, adding that thousands of innocent Sikhs were killed in those terrible incidents. But it is inaccurate and unwarranted to refer to these terrible riots as a genocide.

He went on to say, “Such a claim risks causing a rift between the Hindu and Sikh populations in Canada and serves the purpose of anti-Hindu groups. We must prevent these polarizing factors from being successful in their attempts to undermine peace. Making sure that every MP—or at least a sizable portion of them—stands up and refuses when unanimous approval is requested is the only way to stop Canada’s Parliament from deeming the 1984 riots to constitute genocide.

“Once again, I call upon Hindu-Canadians to reach out to your MPs and firmly request their opposition to this Khalistani-driven narrative,” Arya stated, expressing his support for protecting the Hindu community. Together, let’s oppose this anti-Hindu campaign and protect our communities.