THE World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) on Tuesday welcomed British Columbia Premier David Eby’s announcement that he will ask the Canadian Government to add the Lawrence Bishnoi network, which is reportedly linked to the Government of India, to Canada’s list of terrorist entities.
At the same time, following Tuesday’s meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the WSO reiterated that any resumption of full diplomatic relations with India must be contingent on concrete steps by India to end foreign-interference operations in Canada and to cooperate fully with ongoing criminal investigations.
Canadian law enforcement and intelligence agencies have linked the Bishnoi gang to assassinations, extortions, and intimidation carried out at the direction of Indian government agents including the 2023 murder of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and other violent crimes.
According to Global News, an agent of the Government of India with ties to the Bishnoi gang was found to be surveilling former federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. The threat posed by this operation was deemed a credible risk to Jagmeet Singh’s life and prompted a duty to warn and police protection.
Canada’s National Security Adviser Nathalie Drouin has testified before parliamentarians that India collected intelligence on Sikhs in Canada through diplomatic channels and proxies, then passed it to Indian authorities who worked with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The Bishnoi gang most recently took responsibility for the May 14, 2025 murder of a Sikh businessman in Mississauga.
WSO President Danish Singh noted: “Premier Eby’s request for a terrorist designation is an essential first step that will give police stronger investigative tools and allow them to freeze the gang’s assets, sending a clear signal that state-sponsored violence has no place in Canada. We also call on the federal government to impose targeted sanctions on Indian officials involved in directing or funding the Bishnoi network.”
He added: “With the announcement that India will be appointing a new high commissioner to Canada, we stress that any such appointee must be closely vetted and actively monitored to ensure they are not engaging in foreign interference or intimidation of the Sikh community. Trust alone will not be enough. Indian diplomats have too often been implicated in criminal activity in Canada and removed as a result.”
