Fears that Sikh political activists in Slough are being targeted by Indian state intelligence agencies have been raised by two councillors.

Independent councillors Sabia Akram and Waqas Sabah are calling on Slough Borough Council to write to the British government expressing their concerns. It comes after warnings have been raised for the safety of Sikh activists in Britain.

The pair want the council to write to the government to ‘strongly convey the very deep concerns felt by Slough residents by UK intelligence reports of Indian Government agencies targeting Sikh activists in Slough'.

Fears for the safety of Sikh activists in Britain were raised after the killing of prominent Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada last year. The Canadian government said it has ‘credible’ evidence suggesting ‘agents of the government of India’ were behind the killing.

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Speaking at the time Slough MP Tan Dhesi said he’d been contacted by Sikh residents who felt ‘anxious, angry or fearful'.

And the Sri Guru Singh Sabha Slough Gurdwara called on the government to ‘prioritise the safety of British citizens’. It spoke of ‘the targeting of Sikhs around the world’ for their support for an independent Sikh state.

The proposal by councillors Akram and Sabah – who both have Muslim backgrounds – is set to be debated by Slough Borough Council on Thursday, July 25.