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Canadian Sikhs Protest The Execution Of Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana

Canadian Sikhs protest the use of the death penalty in India and execution of Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana. Thousands of Sikhs attended a Nagar Kirtan to celebrate Vaisakhi and showed their discontent with the Indian government. An Indian Court had issued death warrants for Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana and ordered him to be hanged on March 31st, 2012. He was given a death sentence in 2007 for assassinating Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#8597332
Date Taken	29 July 2022
Location	N/A
Photographer	Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto

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