Khalistan’s Canadian connection, who was the British intelligence officer who sowed the seeds? made a dangerous plan

Sanjeev Sanyal is a renowned historian and economist, author who has written seven books on India’s history, geography and freedom struggle. His latest book ‘Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom’ talks about the story of armed resistance. Currently, Sanyal serves as a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India. In a podcast with ANI’s Smita Prakash, the author-cum-economist talks about armed resistance against the British, his family’s contribution to the freedom struggle, Savarkar, the source of the Khalistani movement. Sanjeev Sanyal, a British intelligence officer, told how his infiltration of Gurdwaras in Canada and Britain sowed the seeds of the Khalistani movement. Famous writer and member of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council Sanjeev Sanyal was asked questions regarding Khalistan in Canada. He told how their infiltration of Gurudwaras in Canada and UK sowed the seeds of the Khalistani movement.

Dr. Sanjeev Sanyal told about the British officer who sowed the seed of Khalistan in Canada and his name was Hopkinson. He said Hopkinson came to Vancouver in 1907 and was employed by the Canadian government as an immigration inspector and interpreter. Hopkinson monitored the activities of East Indian militants living in British Columbia. In the beginning, he prepared the first pro-British Sikh informers. He had a special eye on the Gurudwaras. In no time, his strength increased even more. Hopkinson’s assistant used to be Bela Singh. During the same time two of his men were killed. After which Bela Singh thought of taking revenge. On August 30, 1914, Hopkinson’s agent Bela Singh and his other accomplices entered the Gurudwara with wrong intentions in the Vaikuvar Gurudwara, the center of national activities of Indians. During the prayer meeting, Bela Singh took out the gun and started firing. In this indiscriminate firing, 2 people are killed and 9 are injured. Bela Singh was tried and later declared innocent.

William Hopkinson defended him in Bela Singh’s trial. However, Hopkinson was later shot dead by Ghadar Party member Mewa Singh. After which Meva Singh was sentenced to death. The Hopkinson diamonds were in the British and Canadian government. It is also mentioned in many books that Meva Singh had said before hanging that I had no enmity with Hopkinson. But I had heard that he was troubling our poor people a lot. I was a staunch Sikh and could not see my innocent countrymen being persecuted any more.