Aggression by pro-Khalistan teams has elevated not simply in India however worldwide, say officers. This is being displayed within the identify of ‘Khalistan referendum’. Religious locations of Hindus are beneath fixed menace of assault from such teams in nations like Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, officers say.
Despite repeated makes an attempt by the Indian authorities of conveying issues to those pleasant nations throughout bilateral talks and different boards over anti-India forces planning so-called referendums of their nation or attacking spiritual locations, officers say little or no has been finished on the bottom by way of motion on such teams, prosecution of culprits, and banning such occasions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has put a cease to criticism of all those that had the opinion that India is unable to place stress on overseas governments to behave towards pro-Khalistan teams. At a main ministerial stage maybe for the primary time, this issue was raised throughout bilateral talks with Australia, and in reality, throughout remarks to the media, PM Modi selected to say the assault on temples and safety issues of the Indian neighborhood in Australia is seen as an unprecedented and pressure-building transfer by India on Australia to make the authorities there act on the bottom.
The message is loud and clear for different nations as effectively that sooner or later in the event that they don’t reply to the issues, then the issue of the protection of non secular locations and NRIs might be raised on the prime ministerial stage.
In the media assertion, PM Modi mentioned it’s a matter of remorse that studies of assaults on temples have been coming often from Australia over the previous few weeks and it’s pure that such information would fear everybody in India.
“I conveyed these emotions and issues to Prime Minister Albanese and he has assured me that the protection of the Indian neighborhood is of particular precedence for him,” Modi said in the presence of the Australian PM.
The NRI community and Indian diaspora have welcomed the Prime Minister’s stance.
“As an Australian Hindu, I thank Narendra Modi ji for raising the issue of Hindu temples being attacked in Australia. Nationalists are being attacked too for carrying the tricolour while extremist Khalistanis who attack them are roaming freely,” says Sandeep Dhankar, who’s initially from Karnal in Haryana however relies in Melbourne, Australia.
Sachin Gaur, one other NRI primarily based in Australia who was injured throughout clashes at Melbourne’s Federation Square in January, appreciated the PM’s stance. “Thank you, sir, for raising it with the Australian PM. Hopefully, the perpetrators could be punished and the Indian-Australian Hindu neighborhood can really feel secure once more,” he said.
The Australian Hindu Association has raised certain demands:
1) Arrest of perpetrators in four cases of attacks on temples and Federation Square.
2) Prosecution of culprits. Only in the Federation Square case 2 culprits were arrested, but were fined and released soon after.
3) Public inquiry of Khalistani groups to learn more about their funding and connections in terms of booking lavish venues, organising vehicles, etc.
4) The government should call out the names of pro-Khalistan groups active in Australia as they organised most of these events anonymously.
5) After the ‘referendum’ in Melbourne, Khalistani groups have planned a similar event on March 19 in Brisbane. Indian nationalist groups have asked Australian authorities to stop the event.
6) Weapons like swords, etc, are brandished by these groups. They should also be brought under the ambit of law.
“While Narendra Modi ji raising the issue of the safety of Australian Hindus and attacks on our temples is commendable, words must translate into action. There has not been a single prosecution of the Federation Square Khalistani attackers or temple attackers,” mentioned the Australian Hindu Association in a press release on social media.
Amrendra Singh, president of the Australian Hindu Association, mentioned, “In the Federation Square referendum case, the Indian neighborhood was peacefully protesting once they have been attacked by Khalistani teams from behind, and regardless of giving names and proof within the type of movies, no arrest has been made in that matter.”
At least five cases of vandalism of Hindu temples in Australia have been reported this year:
1) January 12: BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Melbourne was attacked, The walls of the temple were defaced with spray paint, and anti-India and anti-Narendra Modi slogans.
2) January 17: Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs was vandalised, graffitis were drawn, and anti-India and anti-Modi slogans were drawn on the walls.
3) January 23: Hare Krishna temples being run by ISKCON were attacked. Anti-India, anti-Modi slogans were drawn, some hailing Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
4) February 16: A woman priest of Kali Mata Temple near Melbourne received a warning not to organise a bhajan event of singer Kanhiya Mittal.
5) March 4: Shree Laxmi Narayan Temple in Brisbane was targeted. Miscreants wrote anti-Hindu, anti-India, and pro-Khalistan slogans on the walls.
The issue also erupted after Haryana native Vishal Jood, who took on Khalistani protesters in Australia two years ago while trying to protect the Indian flag, was arrested and jailed. Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar wrote to the foreign minister, and after much effort, Jood was released and sent to India.
While addressing the media, foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra reiterated PM Modi’s clear message to Australia. “The Prime Minister has conveyed to the PM of Australia that this is something which disrupts peace and harmony in both our societies. They have appreciated our sensibilities and assured us of a response and officers from both sides will remain in constant touch.”
The Indian neighborhood in Australia has welcomed this technique of PM Narendra Modi to make use of bilateral talks as a platform for raising the issue of the protection of the Hindu temples and neighborhood. They imagine that because it has been talked about on the highest stage, the outcomes may very well be seen on the bottom by way of police motion towards Khalistani forces and pending circumstances of vandalism.
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