New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) has strongly condemned an try to set the Indian consulate in San Francisco on fireplace by Khalistan supporters.
BJP chief Manjinder Singh Sirsa mentioned consulates had been a “ray of hope, it’s a centre of assist for Indians”.
“They’re attempting to place out a message… They put photographs of Indian diplomats in Canada on posters… they had been focused and folks made to consider that that they had a hand within the killing of a Sikh extremist,” Sirsa mentioned, including, “The Indian state believes in saving the lives of Sikhs. India is a state that rescued Sikhs trapped in Afghanistan and Pakistan. India doesn’t need to hurt Sikhs.”
Sirsa made the feedback after the San Francisco consulate got here below assault from Khalistan supporters on 2 July — the second such act of violence inside months.
By the way, a poster can also be doing the rounds in Canada – that includes the faces of India’s Excessive Commissioner to Ottawa Sanjay Kumar Verma and Consul Common in Toronto Apoorva Srivastava – accusing them of enjoying a job within the June killing of Khalistan Tiger Drive chief and designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Sirsa denounced these folks because the enemy of India in addition to Sikhs. “They’ve performed into the arms of the ISI. I request Sikh neighborhood overseas to determine these folks… strict motion must also be taken towards them for vilifying Sikhs,” the BJP leader said.
In the meantime, the US has strongly condemned the act of arson on the Indian consulate, which was filmed and posted on Twitter.
The footage had the phrases “violence begets violence” emblazoned over it and in addition confirmed information articles associated to the dying of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
In a tweet, State Division spokesperson Matthew Miller mentioned: “The US strongly condemns the reported vandalism and tried arson towards the Indian Consulate in San Francisco on Saturday. Vandalism or violence towards diplomatic amenities or overseas diplomats within the US is a felony offence.”
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