Thousands of Sikhs, who gathered at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall to vote for the Khalistan Referendum on Sunday last, have vowed to expand the movement for freedom.

Leader of the Sikhs for Justice Movement, Dupinderjit Singh said the referendum was a strong call for freedom and marked the genocide of Sikhs under the rule of India.

He said that in line with the directions of the Referendum Commission, the Sikh community would continue the activity in the rest of the world.

Dupinderjit Singh said during the elections in the Indian Punjab, the Commission will hold a parallel referendum and present the demand for freedom with the United Nations and other countries.

A Sikh journalist, Manmeet Kaur, told APP that persistent acts of target-killings and desecration of holy sites in India is the main reason behind the Khalistan movement.

She said the Sikh community in Pakistan is enjoying complete religious freedom as compared to India, where the incidents of attack on Gurdwaras is a norm.

She mentioned in this regard the opening of Kartarpur Corridor by Pakistan to facilitate the Sikh pilgrims, which she said, was an act to uphold the sanctity of their holy site.