MeitY, home ministry working to crack down on pro-Khalistan content

Organisations like Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) led by pro-Khalistani activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun have been declared unlawful and banned in India, but sources said their content circulates through sympathiser handles. Security experts ET spoke with said the heightened tension between New Delhi and Ottawa over extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder in Canada last year has provided a fertile ground for pro-Khalistan organisations to recruit, fundraise and indoctrinate youth about their ideology.