On March 25 (native time), pro-Khalistani components in Washington DC tried to assault the Indian Embassy, however the American safety services and products thwarted their plan. A bunch of competitive and abusive pro-Khalistani components attacked Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Indian senior journalist Lalit Okay Jha right through the similar protest. The incident came about days after the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) summoned the USA senior-most diplomat and strongly took up the vandalism at San Francisco Consulate by way of the pro-Khalistani mob.
The USA Secret Carrier and native police referred to as for reinforcement on the Indian Embassy in DC that integrated extra body of workers and 3 further police vehicles to make sure the security and safety of the embassy. Experiences recommend the safety services and products temporarily intercepted the gang of pro-Khalistani components who had crossed the street. They created a barrier between the embassy and the protesters and directed them to go back to the designated house for the protest.
Significantly, a equivalent state of affairs was once created by way of the mob on the consulate in San Francisco, the place the mob abruptly rushed previous the safety limitations into the consulate and attempted to deliver down the Indian Nationwide Flag. The protesters on the Indian Embassy had been seeking to incite violence. Reportedly, one of the crucial audio system within the mob had been indulging others to damage home windows and glasses of the embassy development.
In a observation issued by way of the Indian Embassy, the project condemned the assault at the senior Indian journalist and thanked the law-enforcement companies for his or her instructed reaction.
The Indian project mentioned, “We’ve got noticed tense visuals of a senior Indian journalist from the Press Accept as true with of India being abused, threatened & assaulted bodily whilst overlaying so-called ‘Khalistan protest’ in Washington DC previous nowadays.
We take into account that the journalist was once first verbally intimidated, then bodily assaulted, and fearing for his private protection and well-being, he needed to name in legislation enforcement companies, who spoke back promptly.
We condemn the sort of grave and unwarranted assault on a senior journalist. Such actions best underscore the violent and anti-social inclinations of the so-called ‘Khalistani protestors’ and their supporters, who robotically have interaction in wanton violence and vandalism.
We thank the legislation enforcement companies for his or her instructed reaction within the subject.”
The protesters integrated turbaned males of every age who raised pro-Khalistan slogans. They got here in from other portions of the DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) house. Anti-India speeches had been made in English and Punjabi, concentrated on Punjab Police over alleged human rights violations. The protest was once in keeping with the crackdown on pro-Khalistani separatist chief Amritpal Singh that began on March 18 by way of the Punjab Police. Singh remains to be at the run.
