Ashish Ranjan
Sikhs protest outside UK Mission in Delhi: Members of the Sikh community congregated outside the British High Commission in New Delhi to protest pro-Khalistan supporters’ vandalism at the Indian Mission in London.
Prior to the scheduled sikhs protest in the nation’s capital, the British Mission’s security was heightened. On Sunday, pro-Khalistan supporters seized the Tricolor flying atop the Indian High Commission in London, waved separatist Khalistani flags, and chanted pro-Khalistan slogans, infuriating the demonstrators.
In an interview with India Today, BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa urged the international Sikh community to oppose “anti-India” acts.Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Monday, “Appeal to the international Sikh community to stand against Khalistani elements and such anti-India events.”
Additionally: an official at the Indian mission in London rescued the Tricolor and tore down a pro-Khalistan protester’s flag.Sirsa stated, in a message to Khalistani supporters, “Sikhs love India.”He urged the British government to punish those who disregarded the Indian flag.
WHAT HAPPENED WAS:
On Sunday evening, a group of demonstrators carrying separatist Khalistani flags and chanting pro-Khalistani slogans tore down the Indian tricolour flying atop the Indian High Commission in London.
In response to the vandalism at the Indian Mission in the United Kingdom, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) summoned the most senior British diplomat in New Delhi on Sunday evening to convey India’s “strong protest” at the actions of separatist and extremist groups against the Indian High Commission in London.
