India has raised with the United Kingdom international workplace and the police the incident by which its High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami was prevented from coming into a gurdwara in Scotland, in keeping with authorities sources.
“Doraiswami was on Friday stopped by a few radicals from entering a gurdwara in Glasgow. The Indian High Commissioner decided to leave instead of getting into an argument,” as per the sources.
According to a purported video posted on the Instagram channel of ‘Sikh Youth UK’ a person reportedly a pro-Khalistani activist was seen blocking Doraiswami from coming into the Glasgow gurdwara situated on Albert Drive.
This comes amid a diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday has condemned the incident.
“I strongly condemn this (that Vikram Doraiswami was allegedly stopped from entering a gurdwara in Scotland). Anyone from any religion or community can come here (gurdwara). We are not that religion that believes in violence instead we are among those who are saviours of humanity. Sikhs are the saviours. PM Modi has praised the work of our community. Sikhs are represented everywhere in the world. The safest place for the Sikhs in the world is in India…,”
BJP chief Manjinder Singh Sirsa stated.
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has additionally condemned the motion. SGPC General Secretary Grewal stated that the UK Envoy shouldn’t have been stopped from coming into the gurdwara and that gurdwaras are for each faith.
Meanwhile, within the purported video posted on social media by the ‘Sikh Youth UK’, a protestor is heard saying, “They are hurting Sikhs in Canada and other places, every Sikh should protest against any Indian Ambassador like we did here in Glasgow.”
The ‘Sikh Youth UK’ claims that there’s an ongoing ban on Indian officers visiting the gurdwara of their official capacities.
The video reveals two males close to the High Commissioner’s automotive within the parking space. One of them is seen trying to open the automotive door, which has been locked from the within. The purported video then reveals the excessive commissioner’s automotive leaving the gurdwara premises. The video then reveals one other man chatting with the digicam that that is how any Indian ambassador or any Indian authorities official who visits the Gurdwara will probably be handled.
“We know what games they are playing, what’s happening in Canada. The Canadian PM has openly condemned India and expelled Indian diplomats,” he stated.
Meanwhile, a proper response from the Indian High Commission in London and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on the incident is awaited.
The UK incident comes amid a rising pressure in India-Canada ties following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations relating to the Indian authorities’s involvement within the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar
India has outrightly rejected the claims, calling it “absurd” and “motivated.”
Notably, Canada has but to supply any public proof to assist the declare concerning the killing of Nijjar.
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