BJP Vice President Jay Panda Receives Death Threat; Here’s What Happened Next

Yesterday, Jay Panda reacted and shared his views on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegation of Indian involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in the country. He stated that despite Canada professing liberal values, they have been harboring terrorists on their soil.

New Delhi: BJP National Vice President Jay Panda’s office received a death threat call on Thursday, in which the caller threatened Panda with a fate similar to that of the slain Odisha cabinet minister Naba Das, who was killed by assailants in broad daylight.

“A threat call was received by an assistant of Jay Panda, National Vice President of BJP, in which the caller threatened that “the same thing will be done to Jay Panda which was done to Naba Das)…A complaint with all details of the threat call has been lodged with the Delhi Police yesterday, who are investigating the matter, ANI reported.

A threat call was received by an assistant of Jay Panda, National Vice President of BJP, in which the caller threatened that “the same thing will be done to Jay Panda which was done to Naba Das)…A complaint with all details of the threat call has been lodged with the Delhi… pic.twitter.com/xFpQyUEvji

— ANI (@ANI) September 21, 2023

According to the official BJP, a complaint with all details of the threat call has been lodged with Delhi Police on Wednesday, who are looking into the matter.

“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 into the matter.” the letter from BJP added.

Yesterday, the Panda reacted and shared his views on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegation of Indian involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in the country, stating that although the country has been professing liberal values they have been supporting terrorists on their soil.

Unleashing a barrage of jibes at  Trudeau’s Government, the BJP national vice president stated that it does not allow a referendum for Quebec separatists but has no problem with Khalistani separatists who not only hold the referendum but also celebrate the acts of violence.

Earlier today, Panda slammed the Canadian government and said that the Indian government must consider facilitating an online “referendum on the Quebec independence” issue just like they allow Khalistani separatists to try the same on Canadian soil.

This development occurs against the backdrop of heightened tensions in India-Canada relations, triggered by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations implicating the Indian government in the fatal shooting of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.

India’s Ministry of External Affairs swiftly rejected these allegations, categorizing them as ‘absurd’ and ‘motivated.’

In a related context, the threat mentioned the tragic incident involving Odisha cabinet minister Naba Das. In this incident, the Odisha health minister was shot at point-blank range by an assistant sub-inspector of police in broad daylight.

This tragic event unfolded in the western Odisha town of Brajarajnagar, located in the Jharsuguda district, and Naba Das succumbed to his injuries later in the evening. As a close confidant of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the 60-year-old minister held the distinction of being the second richest in the state.

(Note: This is a developing story and further details are awaited.)