In 1995, three months prior to his disappearance, Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra was in Canada at the invitation of the World Sikh Organization of Canada. He spoke at WSO’s Parliamentary Dinner about his research and the atrocities being committed in Punjab.
Some Canadian Sikhs approached him and suggested that he would be wise to apply for refugee status in Canada because a return to India would put him in harm's way. Khalra said that he knew he may be killed but he had a job to do and he didn’t think he could do it sitting outside of Punjab.
Jaswant Singh Khalra talked about being a single candle which would fight the darkness. With his inspiration, countless candles have been lit and will continue to burn until the darkness is finally dispelled.