“Will Zohran Mamdani transform New York into a Khalistan safe haven?”, First Post, November 07, 2025

“On August 12, 2025, Harjinder Singh, an illegal immigrant who obtained a commercial driver’s licence in California, made an illegal and reckless U-turn on a Florida highway, killing three people who were unable to stop in time for the unexpected obstacle his 18-wheeler suddenly posed. Video from inside his cab showed little remorse upon the collision, contributing to the decision to charge Singh with three counts of vehicular homicide.

That Singh received his licence in California did not surprise. Decades of Democratic control have led California to become permissive not only to illegal immigration but also to the normalisation and empowerment of illegal residents. Progressive attitudes also lend credulity to those who feign grievance or assert that they are oppressed.

Khalistan militants have seized upon the naïveté of California politicians and their lax approach to federal law to establish cells and root their organisation in the United States. Indeed, Harjinder Singh’s social media accounts, and the fact that he met Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the general counsel of Sikhs for Justice known for his violent rhetoric, terror apologetics, and advocacy for Khalistan, suggest a deeper connection to the Khalistan movement. Many American liberals accept at face value the grievances voiced by Khalistan activists who argue that repression is so great in India that they need a separate state carved out of India’s Punjab…….”

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