BJP's Bijayant Jay Panda receives threat call after tweet on Khalistan row
BJP's national vice president Bijayant Jay Panda received a call where the caller threatened to assassinate him like Odisha Minister Naba Das.
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The assistant of Bijayanat Jay Panda received a call on Thursday that issued death threats to the BJP national vice president. According to a press release from Panda's office, the caller threatened "The same thing will be done to Jay Panda which was done to Naba Das." Odisha Minister Naba Das was shot dead in broad daylight by a police officer in January this year.
The release said that while this may be a prank call by a juvenile, the threat should not be taken lightly. As a precautionary measure, the four-time Parliamentarian has lodged a complaint with the Delhi police for an investigation.
"Whether this constitutes a real threat or was a juvenile prank is not possible for us to determine. Since such a message should not be taken lightly, a complaint with all details of the threat call has been lodged with the Delhi Police yesterday, who are investigating the matter," the release said.
The threat call follows Panda's tweet in which he called for an online referendum on Quebec independence in response to Canada offering a breeding ground to pro-Khalistan separatists. The Quebec movement dates back several decades and it aims to gain independence of Quebec from Canada.
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In the spirit of friendship with Canada, we in India must consider facilitating an online referendum on the Quebec independence issue (in gratitude for their allowing Khalistani separatists to try the same on Canadian soil).
— Baijayant Jay Panda (@PandaJay) September 20, 2023
Perhaps we should also offer Indian soil for the Quebec…
"Perhaps we should also offer Indian soil for the Quebec independence movement’s events commemorating their sacrifices, bombings and assassination attempts (again, just like Canada has been so considerate to allow for the Khalistanis)," Panda wrote in a post on X.
"Finally, since elected Canadian politicians who support Quebec independence have been travelling and meeting European leaders, we should also meet and understand their views," he further said.