Violent riots exterior the consular camp in Brampton, Ontario on November 3, 2024. Picture credit score: Twitter/@HCI_Ottawa
The Indian Excessive Fee in Canada mentioned on Monday (Nov 4, 2024) {that a} consular camp in Brampton, close to Toronto, witnessed “violent disturbances” on Sunday. This comes after Hindu-Canadian devotees have been attacked at a Hindu temple close to Toronto.
In a press release, the Indian Excessive Fee in Ottawa blamed “anti-India components” for the violence exterior the consular camp co-organized with the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton.
“As a result of prevailing safety scenario in Canada, Canadian authorities had been requested properly upfront to determine robust safety measures for these occasions, which represent routine consular work. “It’s deeply disappointing to see our consulates permitting such disruptions in routine consular work organized with full cooperation of native co-organisers,” the Indian Excessive Fee mentioned.
Many of the beneficiaries of the consular service organized by the Indian Excessive Fee in Brampton have been Sikh members of the Indian diaspora.
“We additionally stay very involved concerning the security of candidates, together with Indian residents, on the request of those that manage such occasions within the first place,” the Fee added. Indian diplomatic missions manage consular camps yearly for the profit and luxury of native life certificates beneficiaries.
“Regardless of these efforts by anti-India components, our Consulate was capable of situation greater than 1,000 life certificates to Indian and Canadian candidates. There have been additionally makes an attempt to disrupt related camps held in Vancouver and Surrey on November 2 and three,” the Indian embassy mentioned.
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Native police within the metropolis of Brampton mentioned that they had been closely deployed in entrance of the Hindu Sabha Mandir to keep up calm throughout a protest. A spokesperson for Peel Regional Police mentioned AFP that no arrests had been made. Police have additionally refused to assign blame for the reported violence.
A federal lawmaker and member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Get together, Chandra Arya, blamed the incident on “Khalistanis,” a reference to supporters of the perimeter separatist motion for an impartial Sikh homeland in Punjab.
“In the present day Canadian Khalistani extremists have crossed a crimson line,” Arya, who’s Hindu, posted on X.
“The Khalistani assault on Hindu-Canadian devotees contained in the Hindu Sabha temple premises in Brampton reveals how deep and brazen Khalistani violent extremism has grow to be in Canada,” he mentioned.
Video circulating on social media seems to point out individuals carrying yellow Khalistan flags clashing with a rival group, together with individuals carrying Indian flags. There have been additionally remoted fist fights, the movies present.
Relations between Canada and India have plummeted after Ottawa accused the Indian authorities of orchestrating the 2023 homicide in Vancouver of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, a distinguished Khalistani activist. Past Nijjar’s homicide, Canada has accused India of operating a broad marketing campaign focusing on Sikh activists on Canadian soil, which Ottawa says has included intimidation, threats and violence.
Delhi and Ottawa earlier this month every expelled the opposite’s ambassador and different senior diplomats.
(With contributions from AFP)
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