LONDON: “Punjab Referendum 2020” which is not official, which was originally planned to be held in England last year but was postponed until this August, had been postponed again, the committee announced on a press direction on Tuesday.
“Punjab Independence Referendum”, which is illegal in India, has been postponed until October 31, “Punjab referendum commission”, a body appointed by the US-based separatist group Sikh for Justice (SFJ was banned in India), said on the briefing of live broadcast on YouTube and Facebook.
It blames a pandemic for delay.
“The Punjab referendum commission” consists of “direct democracy experts who are not in harmony” who must regulate and hold a referendum on whether Punjab must be independent.
The referendum called will begin in London on October 31 and then take place in other countries, including the US, Canada, Australia and the Punjab region, the Commission stated.
It is not clear how voting will be done.
“We are a group of direct democracy experts who are not aligned who believe the right to self-determination is important for peaceful conflict resolution.
Our role is to help SFJ conduct a referendum that is consistent with as many international norms as possible,” said the commission chair M and the waters, which Based at the University of Southern California.
“Even though the non-government referendum and not binding, the results will be used as a basis for the Sikh community to ask the voice of the official binder of the United Nations about establishing the Punjab region ruled by India as the original population for indigenous peoples from the Whi Sikh is the largest single group , “said Commission.
October 31 was chosen because it marked the day of anti-Sikh riots began in 1984, the commission was suspected.
Members of Commission Matt Qvortrup, professor of political science at Coventry University in the UK, said England was the right place to start elections as England “somewhat responsible for the situation in India”.
He claimed the commission was “neutral observer” and did not take any position whether Punjab must have independence.
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