Around half million Sikhs with Khalistan flags gather in Canadian city

More than half a million members of Sikh community carrying Khalistan flag gathered in Surrey, Canada.

The participants flocked to Surrey, B.C., for the Surrey Khalsa Day Vaisakhi Parade, taking place on Saturday.

Vaisakhi celebrates the creation of the order of the Khalsa in 1699, a defining moment in Sikh history that gave the Sikh faith its final form.

Vaisakhi is marked by colourful processions, as well as the practice of serving free meals to the community in acts of seva and langar, two significant aspects of the Sikh religion.

Woman dressed in bright yellow outfits stand on a sidewalk.

Saturday’s celebration in the Newton neighborhood of Surrey, southeast of Vancouver, featured food, music, performances and speeches, and decorative floats.

It is worth mentioning here that Canada is home to almost the largest number of Sikh migrants and is also a strong base for Sikhs’ struggle for separate homeland in the name of Khalistan.