Former Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is under scrutiny for his decision during the August 2021 Taliban takeover of Kabul. Reports indicate that Sajjan instructed Canadian special forces to prioritize the rescue of 225 Afghan Sikhs over Canadian citizens and Afghan collaborators linked to Canada. Sajjan, who is Sikh, has defended his actions, stating that he was responding to numerous requests to rescue vulnerable groups. Critics argue that this decision diverted resources away from rescuing Canadians and other priority groups. Sajjan has dismissed these claims as false and has accused some of his critics of racism. Gen. Eyre stated that the military was following legal orders. The controversy has sparked a broader debate about the priorities and decisions made during the chaotic evacuation period.
Former defence minister Harjit Sajjan has denied he ordered the operation: Military was following 'legal orders' to try to rescue Afghan Sikhs, Gen. Eyre says https://t.co/Pxr4oimr8I… via @CJ_ThunderBay
Former defence minister Harjit Sajjan has denied he ordered the operation: version of what happened: Military was following 'legal orders' to try to rescue Afghan Sikhs, Gen. Eyre says https://t.co/d9TcgspRKL via @CJ_ThunderBay
Eyre’s comment came as former defence minister Harjit Sajjan explained his decision to intervene on behalf of a group of around 200 Afghan Sikhs who were trapped along with thousands of others in August 2021 #cdnpoli https://t.co/sMcaWk54wn
Trudeau’s former Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan prioritized rescuing Afghan Sikhs over Canadians from the Taliban, failed both. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/KLsq6oCM36
Eyre’s comment came as former defence minister Harjit Sajjan explained his decision to intervene on behalf of a group of around 200 Afghan Sikhs who were trapped along with thousands of others in August 2021 #cdnpoli #ParlCA https://t.co/sMcaWk54wn
In a press conference defending his actions as the former minister of defence, Harjit Sajjan accused the Globe and Mail of racism for an article alleging he had prioritized the rescue of Sikhs in Afghanistan during the fall of Kabul. https://t.co/sJ0dqh6YtN
Eyre’s comment came as former defence minister Harjit Sajjan explained his decision to intervene on behalf of a group of around 200 Afghan Sikhs who were trapped along with thousands of others in August 2021 #cdnpoli #cdndefence https://t.co/sMcaWk4wGP
Military was following 'legal orders' to try to rescue Afghan Sikhs, Gen. Eyre says https://t.co/OErlYoGPsC
Bring in thousands of Syrians, Palestinians, Ukrainians: no issues Bring in 40,000 unvetted Afghan “allies”: no issues Sikh minister implementing Canadian government policy supported by every major politician and NGO in Canada: “Sikhs are Nazis” https://t.co/OY09vV3SZT https://t.co/WAbOdUKNha
🇨🇦 CANADA PANDERS TO AFGHAN SIKHS & KHALISTANIS, NEGLECTING ITS OWN CITIZENS A scandal has broke out after media reports claimed Canadian Minister Harjit Sajjan prioritized Afghan Sikhs' evacuation over Canadian citizens after Kabul fall in 2021. While the World Sikh… https://t.co/rDY3bh2vXx
Please see our statement responding to a Globe and Mail story relating to Minister Sajjan’s role in the rescue of Afghan religious minorities. As the NGO that has spent nearly 10 years helping this population, we are disappointed in the false narrative this article has created. https://t.co/U41zNAOCtA
Our latest editorial: Sajjan’s judgment called into question There’s a concerning new twist to the story of chaos, confusion and incompetence during Canada’s evacuation from Afghanistan as Kabul fell to the Taliban, involving the former defence minister https://t.co/pzmjaTYcle
> Sikhs control Canada and wanted to get in 150 Afghan Sikhs > Canada brought in 0 Afghan Sikhs but instead brought in 30,000 unvetted Afghan Muslim allies known for raping kids these are mutually exclusive, and the second one is true frothing at the mouth racism against Sikhs https://t.co/TkCwpVvins https://t.co/sRMeUMiBwQ
“Racism,” decries @HarjitSajjan. Even if you were not wearing a turban Sajjan, the family connections you have with the world’s top Sikh organization is sufficient enough for you to be questioned on why you prioritized non-Canadian Sikhs over Canadians during the fall of Kabul.… https://t.co/YPuyZPLeXC https://t.co/qJ78qYP5zl
They brought 30,000 Afghan Muslims into Canada Canada’s entire force over the war was 40,000 soldiers The real scandal is they expect us to believe that ratio of interpreters to soldiers. Did they even vet who they let in?! Meanwhile 10 Afghan Sikh families is a scandal? https://t.co/b9SjYfMCzr
Imagine if someone you knew died at the hands of the Taliban because Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan had seats reserved on his military aircraft only for people wearing a turban. Truly shocking behavior.
No Afghan Sikhs were rescued. Even the idea of civil society giving help to 10-15 Afghan Sikh families to come to Canada is being used to defame Sikhs as traitors (check the comments sections) Instead Canadian elites want to import “tens of thousands” of Afghan Muslims. https://t.co/RWDJWkgUHW
Former defence minister Harjit Sajjan reacts to a report that he diverted military resources to rescuing Afghan Sikhs instead of Canadian citizens and Afghan allies. Sajjan complains of racism, and says his advice was Liberal policy. https://t.co/jUtoWGAecm https://t.co/xOJ0xLAla7
This is resignation-level bad. “Then-defence minister Harjit Sajjan instructed Canadian special forces to rescue about 225 Afghan Sikhs after the Taliban takeover… [this] took resources away from getting Canadian citizens and Afghans linked to Canada on final evacuation…
Do people actually believe Sikhs are in the shadows directing Canada’s foreign policy for their own interests? … or is more likely civil society pressure caused a minister to bring this up? They’re simply borrowing anti-semitic tropes and applying them to Sikhs at this point https://t.co/Hq0ouBSZ9t
Sajjan just dismissed the the Globe article’s claim that he instructed special forces to rescue Afghan Sikhs during the fall of Kabul as “utter BS.” https://t.co/OqiVDDERy3
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he can't condemn fmr defence minister Harjit Sajjan for using military resources to rescue Afghan Sikhs instead of Canadian citizens and Afghan allies: "I don't know enough of the details to get the specifics of what Mr. Sajjan did or didn't do." https://t.co/WHdJWv3Z6A
Trudeau got rocked by scandal. Defence minister under previous Trudeau govt, Harjit Sajjan instructed Canadian forces to rescue Afghan Sikhs during Taliban 2021 takeover wch 'took resources from getting Canadian citizens.. on final evacuation flights' https://t.co/Y2eLvifpIq
DEPLORABLE: Canada's former Defence Minister is blaming racism for an explosive report indicating that he prioritized rescuing Afghan Sikhs over Canadians during the fall of Kabul. https://t.co/9C0Sgmr7Bl
Harjit Sajjan thinks it's racist to ask why he, the defence minister at the time, prioritized a rescue of Afghan Sikhs when it meant taking Canadian Armed Forces resources away from the Canadian Armed Forces' priorities. https://t.co/tyEfuSePol
Sajjan says he relayed information on rescuing Sikhs in Afghanistan during chaotic fall of Kabul. Then-defence minister maintains he 'did not order' Canadian special ops to rescue Afghan Sikhs, @JPTasker reports. https://t.co/slar98ObcB #cdnpoli Find out more at… https://t.co/w4HAbZNm9p
NEW In August 2021, Sikh Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan ordered Canadian Special Forces to prioritize the rescue of 225 Afghan Sikhs rather than other Canadian-linked Afghans. -The Globe and Mail https://t.co/lPKNGa2Wnr
NEW In August 2021, Sikh Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan ordered Canadian Special Forces to prioritize the rescue 225 Afghan Sikhs rather than other Canadian-linked Afghans. -The Globe and Mail https://t.co/hkvatgbvmf
#BREAKING: Trudeau's former defence minister Harjit Sajjan redirected resources away from saving Canadians and Afghan collaborators during the disastrous 2021 pullout from Afghanistan, instructing special forces to rescue 225 Sikhs instead. https://t.co/4PpqvNk9el
"The sources said Afghan Sikhs were not considered an operational priority for the Canadian military as they had no link to Canada. Mr. Sajjan’s intervention, the sources say, impacted the rescue of Canadians and other Afghans on Canada’s priority list." https://t.co/p76RVrGWIG
Here’s another flagrant example of disastrous ethnic politics in Trudeau’s post-national Canada. When the Taliban took over in 2021, Defence minister Harjit Sajjan (himself Sikh) instructed special forces to rescue Afghan Sikhs with no links to Canada in a mission that military… https://t.co/VH62NQ7Duv
“We were trying to rescue as many people as possible,” former 🇨🇦 defense minister Sajjan said. “They [Afghan Sikhs] were just one group that we were asked to do. We were getting waves of requests of all different vulnerable groups.” https://t.co/LY8PZHUqIn
Holy HELL: “Then-defence minister Harjit Sajjan instructed Canadian special forces to rescue about 225 Afghan Sikhs after the Taliban takeover in August, 2021, in an operation that three military sources say took resources away from getting Canadian citizens and Afghans linked…
Sajjan instructed special forces to rescue Afghan Sikhs during fall of Kabul, @RobertFife & @stevenchase report. https://t.co/a3J2rp9j4g #cdnpoli Find out more at https://t.co/xofn4ZIXij https://t.co/j2eLU3owk8
Sajjan instructed special forces to rescue Afghan Sikhs during fall of Kabul https://t.co/80Q9mspLer
Sajjan instructed special forces to rescue Afghan Sikhs during fall of Kabul #cdnpoli #afghanistan https://t.co/fbS1W4wOge https://t.co/5EeDupzi7k
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