On sixth July 2023, United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said that the UK won’t tolerate any direct assaults on the Indian High Commission in London. The MP from Braintree city of UK mentioned that he has clarified this with Vikram Doraiswami who’s the High Commissioner for India within the United Kingdom.
James Cleverly tweeted, “Any direct attacks on the Indian High Commission in London are completely unacceptable. We have made clear to Vikram Doraiswami and the Government of India that the safety of staff at the High Commission is paramount.”
Any direct assaults on the Indian High Commission in London are fully unacceptable.
We have made clear to @VDoraiswami and the Government of India that the protection of workers on the High Commission is paramount.
— James Cleverly🇬🇧 (@JamesCleverly) July 6, 2023
This assertion from the overseas secretary of the UK has come days after Khalistanis carried out an arson assault on the Indian consulate in San Francisco metropolis of United States. This assault happened on Sunday, 2nd July 2023.
As per stories, the extremists set the constructing on fireplace between 1:30 am and a pair of:30 am on Sunday. However, the harm was restricted and the staffers escaped unhurt.
The fireplace was rapidly doused by the San Francisco fireplace division. The native, State and federal authorities have been additionally notified in regards to the incident. A video of the incident has now gone viral on social media.
It is notable that, on third June 2023, the External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar mentioned that India has urged its accomplice nations like Canada, the United States, the UK, and Australia to not give area to the Khalistanis. He added, “This will affect our relations. We will raise this poster issue with the government of these countries.”
Earlier this 12 months, on nineteenth March 2023, pro-Khalistani parts had barged into the Indian High Commission in London and so they had eliminated the tricolour from the premises. Amidst chants of ‘Khalistan Zindabad’, a person sporting an orange turban was seen scaling the partitions of the constructing and knocking down the Indian flag. He then waved the Khalistani flag jubilantly whereas Indian officers on the constructing seized the tricolour from the person. Some of the Khalistanis have been additionally noticed holding a poster of Amritpal Singh.
New Delhi instantly took cognizance of the matter and summoned the British High Commissioner. Following the assault on the Indian High Commission and the seen lack of effort by British legislation enforcement businesses to cease the wrongdoing, the Ministry of External Affairs issued a strongly worded assertion. The assertion learn “An explanation was demanded for the complete absence of British security that allowed these elements to enter the High Commission premises. India finds unacceptable the indifference of the UK Government to the security of Indian diplomatic premises and personnel in the UK”
Besides, tons of of Sikhs gathered exterior the British High Commission in New Delhi on twentieth March 2023 waving Indian Flags and chanting slogans like Bharat Mata Ki Jai. The protests exterior the British High Commission have been seen by many Indians because the commensurate reply to the British indifference to the assault on Indian High Commission in London.
