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America: The American government has deployed heavy security forces outside the US Consulate of India in San Francisco. More than 200 Police have put up barricades around the embassy. At the same time, some Khalistani supporters once again gathered outside the embassy on Wednesday. They were stopped by the police on the other side of the barricading.
Let us tell you that some supporters of Khalistan had reached here on Sunday too and they vandalized. There was no security outside the embassy then. After which the Indian Ministry of External Affairs expressed its displeasure in front of the American government. On Sunday, the Indian Consulate in San Francisco was attacked by Khalistan supporters. Protesters also waived Khalistan flags outside the building. According to the information, the protestors raising slogans by Khalistan supporters broke the makeshift security arrangements and hoisted two so-called Khalistani flags inside the consulate premises. However, these flags were soon removed by two employees of the consulate.
Meanwhile, angry protesters entered the consulate premises and attacked the doors and windows with sticks in their hands.White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby statement came after Khalistani supporters attacked the Indian Consulate in San Francisco.
He had said that the vandalism at the Indian consulate in San Francisco was “absolutely unacceptable” and was condemned by the US. ‘We certainly condemn that vandalism, it’s absolutely unacceptable,’ Kirby said. The State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service is working with local authorities to conduct an appropriate investigation. The State Department will work from an infrastructure perspective to repair the damage.
A US State Department spokesperson said, “The United States condemns the attack against the Indian Consulate and any attack against diplomatic facilities within the United States.” We pledge to protect the safety of diplomats working at these facilities as well.
There is a lot of anger in the Sikh community due to the news of attacks by Khalistanis on the Indian Consulate and High Commission located in London, San Francisco and some other countries. Leaders of the Sikh community living in America have protested against this. Sikh leaders condemned these incidents and said that the Khalistani movement was being exaggerated.
Jasdeep Singh, a Sikh leader based in Washington DC, said, “We condemn any violence outside the Indian Embassy in San Francisco or the desecration of the Indian flag in London. Everyone has the right to protest but it should be peaceful and there should be no violence or vandalism. He further said, ‘Whatever you are seeing in the media that the Khalistan movement is going on in America and Canada, all that is being exaggerated. There are more than one million Sikhs living in North America and only 50 of them showed up to protest outside the Indian Embassy.
Sikh leader Balgendra Singh Shami says, ‘Whatever happened in Punjab is very unfortunate. I also condemn the incidents of violence in the United Kingdom and the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. We are a democratic country, we have every right to protest but it should be peaceful.
In India, action is going on against Khalistani Amritpal Singh, Jathedar of Waris Punjab De Sanghatana. The supporters of Khalistan are in awe of this action. Khalistani supporters attacked Indian embassies in many countries including Britain, Australia, America, Canada. Khalistani supporters tried to insult the tricolor during a demonstration at the Indian High Commission in London. Vandalized as well. Similarly, Khalistanis attacked the Indian Embassy in San Francisco, America. Now these Khalistani supporters are protesting outside Indian embassies almost every other day.
