New Delhi:
India on Monday stated it “condemns acts of violence perpetrated by extremists and separatists”, referring to an incident at a Hindu temple in Brampton, within the Canadian province of Ontario, final week, and referred to as on Canada to make sure that all locations of worship are adequately protected.
“We additionally anticipate that these indulging in such violence can be prosecuted,” Exterior Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated in a press release issued Monday.
The Indian authorities, Mr Jaiswal, stated, stays “deeply involved” concerning the security and safety of its residents in that nation, and stated efforts to supply consular companies to Indian and Canadian residents – a camp was being held contained in the temple – “is not going to be deterred”.
India’s response comes after each the incident on the temple and a conflict between these protesting the assault and the police cops. A video confirmed a cop charging at a protester and hitting him a number of instances.
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Watch as an RCMP officer goes into the group to go after Hindu devotees after pushing them again to guard the Khalistanis who got here to harass the temple goers on Diwali. Punching Hindus… pic.twitter.com/uugAJun59q— Daniel Bordman (@DanielBordmanOG) November 4, 2024
The journalist who shared the video – Daniel Bordman, a senior reporter with The Nationwide Telegraph – claimed cops went after the protesters to guard “Khalistanis who got here to harass temple-goers…”
Earlier, the Indian Excessive Fee stated the “violent disruption” to the consular camp got here regardless of an advance request for robust safety measures, and that it feared for Indian residents’ security.
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The violence at Brampton’s Hindu Sabha temple – blamed by Indo-Canadian MP Chandra Arya on Khalistani extremists – noticed males breach the gates and assault folks inside. Mr Arya stated a “crimson line” had been crossed and that the assault “exhibits how brazen Khalistani extremism has develop into…”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – whose relationship with India is within the doldrums following repeated, and unsubstantiated, allegations about “brokers” of Delhi being concerned within the killing of Khalistani chief Hardeep Nijjar, branded a terrorist by India – referred to as the violence “unacceptable”.
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Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, in the meantime, referred to as for punishment to the “best extent of regulation” for individuals who participated within the violence. “Spiritual freedom is a foundational worth in Canada. Everybody ought to really feel secure of their place of worship,” he wrote on X.
A spokesperson for native police has stated no arrests have been made, as but.
The violence comes amid ongoing diplomatic back-and-forth between India and Canada, together with two rounds of expulsion of diplomats. On Saturday, Ottawa named Delhi as a cyberthreat adversary, suggesting state-sponsored actors may very well be spying towards it. India firmly dismissed the declare.
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On that matter Mr Jaiswal stated at this time, “This seems to be one other instance of a Canadian technique to assault India. As I discussed earlier, their senior officers have confessed they’re searching for to control world opinion towards India. As on different events, imputations are made with out proof.”
All of this comes after Canada accused India of orchestrating the 2023 killing, in Vancouver, of 45-year-old naturalised Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a distinguished Khalistan activist.
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Final 12 months, a Hindu temple in Windsor, additionally in Ontario, was defaced, sparking widespread requires motion from each Canadian and Indian officers. Comparable earlier incidents in Brampton noticed temples focused as nicely, drawing robust reactions from the Indian group in Canada.
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