Washington: A lot of Indian-American group members held a peace rally in help of India in entrance of its consulate in San Francisco that was vandalised by separatist Sikhs early this week. A gaggle of pro-Khalistan protesters on Sunday attacked and broken the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. Raising pro-Khalistan slogans, the protesters broke open the makeshift safety limitations raised by town police and put in two so-called Khalistani flags contained in the Consulate premises. Two consulate personnel quickly eliminated these flags.
Scores of Indian Americans drove from in and round San Francisco and waived the tri-colour flag to indicate solidarity with India on Friday.
They condemned the damaging actions of separatist Sikhs, who have been additionally current there in small numbers.
Local police have been current there in sizable numbers to stop any untoward incident. Some of the separatist Sikhs chanted pro-Khalistan slogans, however they have been outnumbered by a big gathering of Indian Americans who chanted “Vande Mataram” and waved the Indian nationwide flag together with that of the US. Indian Americans was chanting slogans in favour of India.
#WATCH | United States: Indians collect outdoors the Indian consulate in San Francisco in help of India’s unity pic.twitter.com/tuLxMBV3q0
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2023
In latest months there was an increase in anti-India actions in Canada, Australia and the UK by Khalistan supporters who’ve vandalised some Hindu temples in these international locations.
India on Monday lodged a powerful protest with the US Charge d’Affaires in Delhi over the incident of vandalism on the Indian consulate common in San Francisco by some pro-Khalistan components throughout a protest.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New Delhi mentioned the US authorities was requested to take applicable measures to stop the recurrence of such incidents.
About 4.2 million Indian American/Indian origin individuals reside within the US. Persons of Indian origin (3.18 million) represent the third largest Asian ethnic group within the US Persons of Indian origin (3.18 million) represent the third largest Asian ethnic group within the US.
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