Attacks on Temple: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday assured that they are going to not tolerate attacks on religious buildings within the nation. The assurance from Australian PM Albanese got here a day after PM Narendra Modi highlighted the latest incidents of attacks on temples in Australia. Albanese in an interplay with a gaggle of Australian journalists stated that Australia is a tolerant multicultural nation and anybody answerable for attacks on religious locations will face the “full force of the law”.Â
‘will not tolerate any attacks on religious buildings’
Albanese stated Australia is a rustic that respects individuals’s religion and it’ll not tolerate any attacks on religious buildings, be they Hindu temples, mosques, synagogues, or church buildings. Before he wrapped up his three-day go to to India, Albanese instructed a gaggle of Australian journalists that the nation’s safety companies will be sure that anybody answerable for such actions faces the “full force of the law”.
“I gave him the assurance that Australia is a country that respects people’s faith. That we don’t tolerate the sort of extreme actions and attacks that we’ve seen on religious buildings, be they Hindu temples, mosques, synagogues, or churches,” Albanese stated.
Responsible particular person will face full pressure of the legislation
“This has no place in Australia. And, we will take every action through our police and also our security agencies to make sure that anyone responsible for this faces the full force of the law. We’re a tolerant multicultural nation, and there is no place in Australia for this activity,” he stated, in line with a transcript launched by the Australian PM’s workplace.
PM Modi raised the difficulty
Albanese was requested what assurances he conveyed to Modi to guard Hindu temples in Australia. Prime Minister Modi raised the difficulty of latest attacks on temples throughout his talks with Albanese on the first India-Australia summit on Friday. In his media assertion, Modi, standing alongside Albanese, had described as a “matter of regret” the reviews of attacks on temples in Australia over the previous few weeks.
“The Indian community is making a significant contribution to the society and economy of Australia. It is a matter of regret that attacks on temples have been regularly reported in Australia over the past few weeks,” Modi had stated. “It is natural that such news worries the people in India, and disturbs our minds. I have shared these feelings and concerns of ours with Prime Minister Albanese. And he has assured me that the safety of the Indian community is a special priority for him. Our teams will be in regular touch on this topic, and will cooperate as much as possible,” he had stated.
Briefing reporters on the summit, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra stated there have been discussions on the disturbances created by pro-Khalistani outfits in Australia as effectively, including Prime Minister Modi expressed robust concern on the incidents of vandalism and violence concentrating on the Indian group and temples in that nation.
(with inputs from PTI)Â
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