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Washington: Continuous news is coming about the daring deeds of Khalistani supporters. Activities to defame India are coming to the fore in foreign countries. The biggest reason behind all this is the government’s action against Khalistani supporter Amritpal Singh in India.
Now the Khalistani supporters protesting in front of the Indian Embassy in Washington DC, the US capital, attacked Indian journalist Lalit Jha. Told dirty things to journalist Lalit and also beat him. The incident took place when he was covering the pro-Khalistan protest outside the Indian Embassy on Saturday (25 March) afternoon.
Thank you @SecretService 4 my protection 2day 4 helping do my job, otherwise I would have been writing this from hospital. The gentleman below hit my left ear with these 2 sticks & earlier I had to call 9/11 & rushed 2 police van 4 safety fearing physical assault👇. pic.twitter.com/IVcCeP5BPG
— Lalit K Jha ललित के झा (@lalitkjha) March 25, 2023
An Indian journalist based in the US on Sunday (March 26) thanked the US Secret Service for protecting her and helping her do her job. He said that Khalistani supporters hit him with two sticks on his left ear. Thanks for helping otherwise I would be writing this tweet from the hospital. I called 911 after the attack happened. 4 people came in 2 police vans, who helped me. He also shared a video of Khalistani supporters on his Twitter.
The Indian journalist told sources, ‘I was scared. Then I called 911. Saw Secret Service officials and told them about the incident. The journalist decided not to take any action against the rioters. At the same time, pro-Khalistan protesters demonstrated in support of Amritpal by waving Khalistani flags outside the Indian Embassy.
During this, he openly threatened to sabotage the embassy and also abused Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu. Lalit Jha told ANI that the protesters included turbaned men of all ages. They raised pro-Khalistan slogans. They came from different parts of the DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) area. He was giving speech using Hindi and English language. They targeted the Punjab Police.
