Khalistan supporters protest at Times Square in New York

Protesters took out a car rally from Richmond Hill that ended in the Manhattan city

New York (PTI): A number of pro-Khalistan supporters protested at the Times Square here in support of India’s fugitive Amritpal Singh.

The protesters took out a car rally from the Baba Makhan Shah Lubana Sikh Centre in the Richmond Hill neighbourhood and ended at Times Square in Manhattan city on Sunday afternoon (local time).

With blaring music and loud horns, a multitude of cars with Khalistan flags and LED mobile billboard trucks displaying photos of Singh criss-crossed the streets near the venue.

Men, women and children gathered in large numbers at the popular New York destination, carrying the Khalistani flags and raising slogans at the rally.

The protesters, carrying placards reading ‘Free Amritpal Singh’, held up photos of Singh as they raised anti-India slogans.

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