India raises concern with UK foreign office as envoy denied entry into Scotland gurdwara: Top points
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.
This incident took place amid the diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. A post shared by Sikh Youth UK (@sikhyouthuk) 1) Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami was prevented from entering the Glasgow gurdwara on Albert Drive in Scotland by an alleged pro-Khalistani activist.
ALSO READ: India-Canada row: EAM Jaishankar discusses matter with top US officials, says ‘we were open to…’ 2) The purported video of the same was uploaded on Instagram -- ‘Sikh Youth UK’ -- on 29 September. 3) The Indian government has raised the issue with the United Kingdom foreign office and the police.
4) As per the video, there is an ongoing ban on Indian officials coming to their Gurdwara in their official capacity. So a Sikh young man could be seen confronting Doraiswami and removing him from the Gurdwara premises.
5) The media report says Doraiswami had a meeting planned with the Gurdwara committee of the Glasgow Gurdwara. "Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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