On 4th July, US Congressional Candidate Ritesh Tandon condemned the assault on Indian Consulate in San Francisco. Tagging Ambassador of India to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Consul General of India Dr TV Nagendra Prasad, he highlighted that the Indian group is being attacked by payments like SB403 that Aishabb Wahab tabled.
I strongly condemn the reported acts of vandalism, tried arson, and fireplace concentrating on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco @nagentv @SandhuTaranjitS. These prison offenses are extremely reprehensible. It is disappointing to witness the dearth of motion from California Governor… pic.twitter.com/mXxl9aHva2
— Ritesh Tandon US Congressional Candidate, CA 17 (@tandon4congress) July 4, 2023
Tandon printed {a photograph} within the tweet the place the principle witness of SB403 and founding father of Equality Labs, Thenmozhi Soundararajan, will be seen sharing the stage with Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun who’s the founding father of Khalistani terrorist organisation Sikhs For Justice or SFJ.
He additionally questioned the dearth of motion in opposition to pro-Khalistani people like Amar Singh Shergull, who beforehand served as Chairman in a left Democratic group and now collaborating with Democrats to “escalate attacks on the Indian community” by payments like SB403. He additional known as out his political opponent Ro Khanna for not saying a phrase in opposition to the assault on Indian Consulate in San Francisco. Khanna, who was visibly lively on social media after the assault, didn’t condemn it from his private or official handles.
Tandon wrote, “I strongly condemn the reported acts of vandalism, attempted arson, and fire targeting the Indian Consulate in San Francisco Dr TV Nagendra Prasad and Taranjit Singh Sandhu. These criminal offences are highly reprehensible. It is disappointing to witness the lack of action from California Governor Gavin Newsom and the US Government, President Biden and VP Harris in safeguarding the Indian Consulate. Moreover, it is concerning that no action has been taken against Khalistani individuals, particularly when the leader Amar Singh Shergill of the Khalistani movement previously served as Chairman in a left Democratic group and is now collaborating with Democrats to escalate attacks on the Indian community through bills like SB403 [tabled by] Aisha Wahab. It is truly shameful that the main witness of SB403 is associated with Khalistani individuals. It raises concerns about the state of democracy in America. No words or any action from my opponent Ro Khanna.”
The {photograph} that exhibits Thenmozhi Soundararajan with SFJ’s Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
The picture shared by Tandon was from a program that passed off on the Allan P. Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Statesmanship in Washington, DC. Upon analysis, we discovered one other {photograph} of the identical occasion that was shared by the Hindu Policy Research and Advocacy Collective USA (HinduPACT) in June 2022.
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1/6 Glad that @googlepubpolicy & @sundarpichai refused to offer platform to an India-hating & #Hinduphobe org – #EqualityLabs and its leaders who masquerade as “Dalit activists”.
On May 22, 2019; their chief Thenmozhi Soundararajan hosted an occasion with SFJ, a banned… pic.twitter.com/QyPYdq6jJV
— HinduPACT (@HinduPACT) June 3, 2022
In a tweet, HinduPACT mentioned the {photograph} was from an occasion that passed off on twenty second May 2019. If the date is right, this specific occasion exhibits a a lot bigger sinister plan, because it was simply sooner or later earlier than the Lok Sabha 2019 elections outcomes have been introduced. On the identical day, Soundararajan’s Equality Lab, in partnership with South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), then-API Chaya, and the workplace of consultant Pramila Jayapal held a congressional briefing on caste discrimination within the US in Washington DC. Notably, that briefing was based mostly on the doubtful survey that Equality Labs did on caste discrimination. The identical survey led to the SB403 invoice that Tandon talked about in his tweet.
Attack on Indian Consulate in San Francisco
On 2nd July (native time), Khalistanis carried out an arson assault on the Indian consulate in San Francisco metropolis of United States. The pro-Khalistani components set the constructing on fireplace between 1:30 am and a couple of:30 am on Sunday. However, the harm was restricted, and the staffers escaped unhurt. The San Francisco fireplace division shortly doused the hearth. The native, State, and federal authorities have been additionally notified in regards to the incident. A video of the incident went viral on social media.
Amar Singh Shergill has an affiliation with pro-Khalistani and anti-India components
Amar Singh Shergill has a protracted historical past of anti-India actions. In February 2021, Hindu American Foundation (HAF) alleged that Shergill Amar, who’s Chair of the California Democratic Progressive Caucus, and Pieter Friedrich, a recognized pro-Khalistani, have been working campaigns in opposition to all Indian American and Hindu lawmakers.
He has been actively working in opposition to India’s pursuits. Recently, he has been seen siding with Hindus for Human Rights, a doubtful anti-Hindu and anti-India group that has hyperlinks to George Soros. He has been a staunch promoter of the SB403 invoice.
CA leads once more! @aishabbwahab launched #SB403, the primary statewide ban on caste discrimination.
It was my honor to talk on the press convention. Thank you @CornelWest @EqualityLabs @SANSoCal @JakaraMovement @dalitdiva @Prem11423 and all of our allies for making this occur. https://t.co/SKSSkmuh0z pic.twitter.com/udgWU8r2M5
— Amar Singh Shergill 🪯⚖️🗳️🌹🟧 (@AmarShergillCA) March 23, 2023
SFJ and Pannun
Sikhs For Justice, or SFJ, is a banned Khalistani terrorist group. Its founder and deemed terrorist, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, has been actively selling the Khalistani motion and inciting Sikh youth in opposition to India. He has been working a so-called referendum voting to determine Sikh nation named Khalistan by separating Punjab, components of Himachal Pradesh, and different states from India.
SFJ has funded a number of anti-India actions, together with defacing authorities buildings, putting in the Khalistan flag on authorities buildings, and extra. The group was additionally accused of hoisting the alien flag on Red Fort within the background of the Tractor Rally throughout farmer protests on twenty sixth January 2021 that went violent.
