India right this moment condemned the assault by a pro-Khalistani mob at a temple in Canada’s Brampton.
“We have now seen violent disruption right this moment orchestrated by anti-India parts exterior the consular camp co-organized with the Hindu Sabha Mandir, Brampton, close to Toronto,” the Indian consulate stated in an announcement.
“On account of the prevailing safety scenario in Canada, the Canadian authorities had been requested effectively prematurely to offer robust safety measures for these occasions, which represent routine consular work,” it added.
Movies of the incident, which have gone viral on social media, present a bunch of males armed with sticks attacking devotees exterior the temple. The mob was seen carrying flags linked to pro-Khalistani teams. The Hindu Canadian Basis, a neighborhood non-profit, responded on social media, reporting that girls and youngsters have been amongst these attacked.
Chandra Arya, a federal lawmaker and member of Trudeau’s Liberal Social gathering, blamed the incident on “Khalistanis,” supporters of the perimeter separatist motion for an unbiased Sikh homeland in India’s Punjab state. Arya said {that a} “purple line has been crossed” by Khalistani extremists, highlighting the rise of brazen violent extremism in Canada.
String of temple assaults in Canada
The current assault provides to a string of comparable incidents documented in recent times, underscoring a distressing pattern of spiritual intolerance.
In July, Arya had voiced deep concern over the violence directed at Hindu-Canadian communities. In a publish on Z, he wrote, “The Hindu temple BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Edmonton is vandalised once more. Throughout the previous couple of years, Hindu temples within the Higher Toronto Space, British Columbia, and different locations in Canada are being vandalised with hateful graffiti.”
Notably, final yr, a Hindu temple in Windsor suffered defacement with anti-India graffiti, sparking widespread condemnation and requires motion from each Canadian and Indian officers. Earlier incidents in Mississauga and Brampton noticed temples equally focused, drawing robust reactions from the Indian neighborhood in Canada.
