Sikhs for Justice hold voting for Khalistan independence referendum in Melbourne

Sikhs for Justice, Australian chapter, held voting for Khalistan independence referendum in Melbourne on Sunday.

Sikh youth, men, women and elderly carrying banners and flags of Khalistan and chanting slogans of "Long Live Khalistan", "Khalistan will be formed at any cost" and "No to Hindutva" voted in referendum.

Organiser Sikhs for Justice said that a huge turnout of Sikhs in Melbourne is a strong message to India that it can no longer suppress the voices of Sikhs by using state power and economic might.

The Sikhs for Justice's General Counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannun said the proposed state of Khalistan would be achieved by carving out north Indian state of Punjab, parts of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, and several districts of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

Sikhs are facing increasing discrimination in India, especially with growth of Hindu nationalism.