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Sikh leaders at a Glasgow gurdwara. This incident comes on the heels of a slow ramping up of activities targeting Indian missions and officials abroad, particularly in Canada, Britain and the US.

Glasgow Gurdwara has «strongly» condemned the incident, where Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Vikram Doraiswami was stopped from attending a planned interaction at the religious site on Saturday, Calling the incident «disorderly behaviour» by unknown individuals outside the Glasgow area, it further added that the Gurdwara is open to people from all communities and backgrounds. «An incident occurred on 29 September 2023 at Glasgow Gurdwara where the Indian High Commissioner was on a personal visit, facilitated by a member of Scottish Parliament. Certain unknown individuals from outside the Glasgow area attempted to disrupt this visit, following which the visiting party decided to leave the premises,» the statement by Glasgow Gurdwara Guru Granth Sahib Sikh Sabha stated. It further said that the «unruly individuals» continued to disturb the congregation, adding that the Scotland Police has taken cognizance in the matter. «Glasgow Gurdwara strongly condemns such disorderly behaviour to disrupt the peaceful proceedings of a Sikh place of worship.

Glasgow gurdwara committee assured the High Commissioner that the three persons involved in the unsavory incident were not part of their regular congregation and were unknown to the community gurudwara on Albert Road in Glasgow. The committee has requested the High Commissioner to visit the Gurudwara again and a public statement is expected to be released by them tomorrow.

Scotland Gurdwara termed the incident, saying that it is open to people from all communities and backgrounds, ANI reported. In an official statement, Glasgow Gurdwara Guru Granth Sahib Sikh Sabha said, “An incident occurred on 29 September 2023 at Glasgow Gurdwara where the Indian High Commissioner was on a personal visit, facilitated by a member of Scottish Parliament." "Certain unknown individuals from outside the Glasgow area attempted to disrupt this visit, following which the visiting party decided to leave the premises," the statement read. It further said that the “unruly individuals" continued to disturb the congregation, adding that the Scotland Police has taken cognizance of the matter, as per ANI reports.

'Threatened, abused': India after High Commissioner stopped from entering Gurdwara Harman's restaurant was attacked by pro-Khalistan supporters, an incident that occurred just days after the Indian High Commission in London was vandalised in April 2023. (Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channel. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) Separately, on 29 September, the Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, was stopped from entering a Gurudwara in Scotland.

Indian envoy to UK, stopped from entering Glasgow Gurdwara, decides to leave “On September 29, 2023, three persons-- all from areas outside Scotland--deliberately disrupted a planned interaction organized by the Gurudwara Committee for the community, the High Commissioner and the Consul General of India," the statement said. "The organizers included senior community leaders, ladies and Committee members, and a member of the Scottish Parliament.

ANI citing sources. According to the report, a purported video posted on the Instagram channel of ‘Sikh Youth UK’ a man -- reportedly a pro-Khalistani activist -- blocked Doraiswami from entering the Glasgow gurdwara located on Albert Drive.

Vikram Doraiswami, who was touring Scotland this week was blocked from entering a gurdwara in the city of Glasgow by pro-Khalistan extremists. During a planned visit to Glasgow Gurdwara Guru Granth Sahib on Albert Drive on Friday, members of Sikh Youths UK posted videos of their face-off with gurdwara officials as a few of them approached the High Commissioner's car and asked him to leave. The local police said it was called to the “disturbance” and its enquiries remain ongoing. “We were called around 1.05 pm on Friday, 29 September, to a report of a disturbance that happened in the Albert Drive area of Glasgow.

ANI.A post shared by Sikh Youth UK (@sikhyouthuk) This incident comes amid the ongoing diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on 18 June. The ‘Sikh Youth UK’ claimed that there is an ongoing ban on Indian officials visiting the gurdwara in their official capacities. The video shows two men near the High Commissioner’s car in the parking area.

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