Edited sentence: As far as a separate Sikh state is concerned, he has supported the right to self-determination.He has advocated for the 1984 massacre where thousands of Sikhs were murdered after the assassination of Indira Gandhi, to be declared a genocide.I support that right.In an interview, Singh has also declined to denounce the Canadian Sikh individual supposedly responsible for the bombing of Air India Flight 182.In the aftermath of 1984, through the 1980s and 1990s, militancy in Punjab was crushed by government counter-insurgency.Singh has been a sharp critic of the Indian government.Singh has referred to this as a 20-year “genocidal campaign” in which “Sikh youth disappeared, torture was rampant, and Sikhs endured relentless state-sanctioned terrorism.When asked about the Khalistan movement, Singh remained vague, talking about his belief in “the right for every human being to have that ability to determine their future.” He openly critiqued the Indian government (under both Congress and BJP governments).” In another interview he said that “whether it is in Punjab, for the people of Punjab, or whether it is in Catalonia, for the people of that region, whether it is in Basque, wherever that is, whether it is in Quebec, it’s a basic right