Canadian authorities have denied studies claiming vandalism on the lately unveiled ‘Shri Bhagavad Gita’ park in Brampton metropolis, stating that the signboard in query was left clean throughout renovation work. The clarification got here hours after India condemned the alleged incident, demanding immediate motion by town’s administration.
The park – beforehand referred to as Troyers Park – was renamed to honour the Indian group within the area by paying tribute to the Hindu spiritual scripture. Brampton is a metropolis within the Canadian province of Ontario.
“There was no proof of vandalism to the everlasting signal or any park construction,” mentioned Peel regional police in a tweet. “Everlasting signal remains to be ready for the lettering to be utilized and it was a short lived park signal used within the park naming ceremony.”
“Following yesterday’s studies of vandalism of the lately unveiled Shri Bhagavad Gita Park, we took swift motion to analyze additional… The reported clean signal was put in by the builder as a placeholder till the everlasting Shri Bhagavad Gita Park signal will be changed tomorrow,” Brampton mayor Patrick Brown tweeted on Sunday evening.
He thanked the Indian group for flagging the difficulty. “This isn’t a ordinary course of as we by no means take away an indication until broken or its identify modifications,” Brown mentioned, highlighting that Brampton was “a secure and inclusive place to name residence”.
The Indian Excessive Fee in Ottawa, Canada, had – primarily based on studies of vandalism – taken cognisance and urged the authorities to take motion in opposition to the perpetrators.
Final month, India had issued an advisory to its residents in Canada citing a “sharp enhance in incidents of hate crime, sectarian violence, and anti-India actions”.
On September 15, a outstanding Hindu temple within the nation – BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir – was reportedly defaced by “Canadian Khalistani extremists” with anti-India graffiti in an obvious hate crime.