多伦多：大多伦多地区的一个城镇宣布，从周日开始降半旗，以纪念所谓的“锡克教种族灭绝宣传周”的开始。
布兰普顿市政府在社交媒体上发文称：“我们缅怀在1984年锡克教种族灭绝中失去生命的人，向幸存者致敬，并认识到这对锡克教社区产生的持久影响。”
Toronto: A township in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) has announced that it lowered flags beginning on Sunday to mark the start of what it called “Sikh Genocide Awareness Week”.“We remember those who lost their lives in the 1984 Sikh Genocide, honour survivors and recognise the lasting impact on Sikh communities,” the City of Brampton said in a post on social media.
这指的是1984年时任印度总理英迪拉·甘地于当年10月31日被其保镖暗杀后，在德里和印度其他地区发生的反锡克教骚乱。
That alluded to the anti-Sikh riots that took place in Delhi and other parts of India in 1984 after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her bodyguards on October 31 that year.
布兰普顿的这一宣布使紧张局势升温，与此同时，印度驻多伦多领事馆于周日启动了年度领事营，为他们社区的老年人提供健在证明。今年首场此类营地活动在密西沙加镇的印度教传统中心和多伦多加利巴里（Toronto Kali Bari）举行，两地均位于大多伦多地区。
That announcement from Brampton raised the temperature as India’s Consulate in Toronto started its annual consular camps to provide life certificates to seniors in their neighbourhood on Sunday. The first such camps of this year were held at the Hindu Heritage Centre and the Toronto Kali Bari, both in the town of Mississauga, also in the GTA.
对布兰普顿的宣布表示欢迎的人士中包括英德吉特·辛格·戈萨尔，他是分裂主义组织“正义锡克教徒”组织的所谓“卡利斯坦公投”的加拿大协调员。他在X平台的回应中表示：“感谢布兰普顿承认1984年的锡克教种族灭绝。真相永远占上风。”
Among those welcoming the Brampton announcement was Inderjeet Singh Gosal, the Canada coordinator for the so-called Khalistan referendum organised by the secessionist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ). In a response on X, he said, “Thank you Brampton for recognising the 1984 Sikh Genocide. The truth always prevails.”
戈萨尔是2024年11月3日亲卡利斯坦激进分子暴力冲击布兰普顿印度教萨巴曼迪尔神庙而被起诉的人员之一。当时，他们抗议印度官员在神庙内举办领事营。
Gosal was among those charged for the violent invasion by pro-Khalistan radicals of the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton on November 3, 2024. At the time, they were protesting the presence of Indian officials at the temple conducting a consular camp.
在去年未被列入营地举办地名单之后，印度教萨巴曼迪尔神庙计划于本月举办一场。
After not figuring on the list of venues for the camps last year, the Hindu Sabha Mandir is scheduled to host one this month.
周日的营地活动期间，大多伦多地区神庙外围也出现了亲卡利斯坦分子的示威活动。由于印度驻多伦多总领事马哈维尔·辛格维出席了密西沙加的营地活动，当地执法部门处于高度戒备状态。两个活动地点均未收到干扰报告。
The camps on Sunday also saw the demonstrations from pro-Khalistan elements outside the perimeter of the GTA temples. Local law enforcement was on alert particularly as India’s Consul General in Toronto Mahaveer Singhvi attended the Mississauga camps. No disruption was reported from either venue.