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More than 11,000 votes for Khalistan referendum in Brisbane amid cyber attacks. More than 11,000 Sikhs took part in the second phase of voting in the Khalistan referendum at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Center amid a massive wave of mercenary Indian cyber security attacks on electronic voting machines.
Voting was disrupted three times as the online e-voting system suffered a massive cyber security attack by suspected Indian hackers. The first attack was launched – and the system was shut down – 30 minutes after the start of voting. The system was restored in 30 minutes. For the second and third cyber attacks, the system was restored within 20 minutes each time.
The pro-Khalistan secessionist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), which organized the referendum, said it suspected Indian state-backed hackers were involved in the planned attack. The SFJ said it was not the first time the Indian state had done this, as similar attempts had been made during previous voting phases across Europe. He said evidence was available that the Indian government was involved in cyber attacks against Sikhs.
Large banners in support of Khalistan and Sikh rights hung outside the exhibition center with “Khalistan Referendum, Punjab, capital Shimla” and “Khalistan Referendum, Punjab secession from India”.
Khalistan Referendum polling center ‘Battlefield – Brisbane’ on March 19th was dedicated to Shaheed Bhai Harmeet Singh Bhaowal and Shaheed Bibi Baljinder Kaur, who were bombed to death along with their nine-month-old son Pavittar Singh on December 5 of 1992 by the Indian. police in Haryana.
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The SFJ had organized the second phase of the referendum in Brisbane, after the first phase of voting in Melbourne at the end of January this year saw a massive turnout of more than 50,000 people. The third and final leg of the Australian stage will take place in Sydney in June this year. The SFJ has organized the vote under the supervision of the Punjab Referendum Commission (PRC) which is voting on the question “Should Indian-ruled Punjab be an independent country?”.
SFJ General Counsel and New York lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun said Australian Sikhs have responded strongly to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to stop the Khalistan referendum vote in Australian cities.
Pannun commented, “The overall Khalistan referendum vote is setting the countdown for the final battle to free Punjab from Indian occupation.”
Dr. Bakhshish Singh Sandhu, chairman of the Khalistan Council, said that in one city after another in the West, Sikhs were coming out by the thousands to express their desire for the creation of an independent state of Khalistan by to the sikhs He said that the Indian Hindutva state has denied even basic human rights to Sikhs in India and that was the reason why Sikhs, living outside India, were speaking out defiantly, seeking the freedom of Punjab from Indian occupation.
Referendum voting, which began in October 2021 in the UK’s seven cities, has also been held in Switzerland, Italy and two Canadian centres.
According to the 2021 census, about 230,000 Sikhs live in Australia, but local Sikhs say the actual number is closer to 300,000. The number of Sikhs in Australia was 130,000 in 2016. According to the 2021 census, the number of Hindus in Australia was about 700,000. The highest number of Sikhs live in Melbourne, followed by Sydney and Brisbane.
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