Indian diplomats in US, UK and Canada brace for the Khalistan protests on 8 July
Canada war zones. Yesterday, US lawmakers and several Indian-American community organisations denounced the recent attack on the Indian consulate in San Francisco and called for a thorough probe into the incident. A video by Khalistan supporters, dated July 2 and posted on Twitter, showed the act of arson at the Indian consulate in San Francisco.
The video, with the words "violence begets violence" emblazoned over it, also showed news articles related to the death of Canada-based Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) chief Nijjar. Nijjar, one of India's most-wanted terrorists who carried a cash reward of ₹10 lakh on his head, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in Canada last month. The Federation of Gujarati Association of USA also strongly condemned the attack.
The Federation of Tamil Sangam of North America expressed its unwavering support to the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. Besides, Sikhs of America, a leading Sikh organisation in the US also strongly condemned the incident. "We express our unwavering support to the Indian Consulate in San Francisco.
We ask the local and federal law enforcement agencies to bring the perpetrators behind this to justice," it said. In a message to countries such as the US, Canada, Australia and the UK where pro-Khalistan groups have issued posters with threats against senior Indian diplomats, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday that space should not be given to those advocating violence or legitimising terrorism in the name of freedom of expression. Earlier this month, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada has always taken "serious action" against terrorism and it will continue to do so as he asserted that it is "wrong" to believe his government is
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