MEA condemns Khalistani assault on Indians in Australia, raises concern with authorities in Canberra

On Thursday, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs strongly condemned the assault on the Indian group by the extremist Khalistani teams in Melbourne, Australia, and urged the native authorities to launch an investigation into the case and punish the perpetrators.

“We have been repeatedly taking up with Australian authorities and sharing our concerns about actions by such elements including those by proscribed terrorist organizations. We have also conveyed our firm rejection of the so-called Khalistani referendum and the politically motivated exercises by the extremist elements,” mentioned MEA official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.

The spokesperson additionally mentioned that India has requested the Australian authorities to make sure the security and safety of the Indian group and their properties situated within the Melbourne a part of the nation. “We have asked to ensure the safety and security of the Indian community and their properties. Also, we have urged the authorities to not allow their territory for such activities that are detrimental to the national interest of India,” Bagchi added.

According to the MEA, a couple of Australian leaders have additionally commented on the difficulty condemning the violence and the assault on the Indians in Australia by the extremists. “We’ll continue to take up the issue with the Australian authorities,” he reiterated.

On January 29, a number of movies went viral over the web exhibiting Indian Australians being attacked by Khalistanis with swords whereas carrying the Indian Tricolor. The Indians had been attacked whereas they had been protesting on the Federation Square in Melbourne towards the rising pro-Khalistan actions within the nation. It was reported earlier that the Indians had pre-notified the Victoria Police concerning the protest they’d deliberate towards the Khalistanis.

It is notable that the Khalistani terrorist outfit ‘Sikhs For Justice’, which has been banned by the Indian authorities, had introduced {that a} referendum on Khalistan will happen on January 29 at Federation Square. Amid this, Sarah L Gates, Director of Hindu Human Rights Australasia shared the video of a gaggle of Khalistan supporters chasing an Indian youth who was carrying the Indian nationwide flag.

Khalistanis now sharing footage of a Khali mob approaching a lone Indian youth with Tiranga and assaulting them close to Federation Square Khalistan Referendum. I hope @AusFedPolice is not going to flip a blind eye. pic.twitter.com/GXewjo1ojQ

— 𑆩𑆳𑆬𑆴𑆤𑆵 Sarah L Gates (@SarahLGates1) January 29, 2023

Later, Australian Hindu Media knowledgeable {that a} sword-yielding Khalistani was arrested by the police at Federation Square throughout the Khalistan occasion. The Indian group residing in Australia and their properties have been dealing with extremist assaults for the reason that final month, all of which had been organized by locals who assist the Khalistani propaganda.

On January 17, Khalistani supporters vandalised the historic Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs in Melbourne. During the vandalisation, the miscreants wrote anti-Hindu and anti-India slogans on the partitions close to the temple.

On January 12, BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, a Hindu temple in Melbourne, Australia, was trashed by Khalistan supporters and broken by portray anti-India graffiti on it. According to the studies, the partitions of Melbourne’s iconic Swaminarayan temple in Mill Park’s northern suburbs had been spray-painted with ‘Hindustan Murdabad’ slogans.

Considering the assaults, the Australian Hindu Association Inc had written to the Minister of Police in Victoria looking for an investigation into Hinduphobic crimes dedicated by Khalistani-elements within the Australian state. In the letter addressed to Anthony Carbines, Minister of Police of Victoria state, the group had expressed considerations of Australian Hindus concerning the organized assaults on Hindu Temples. The letter additionally had talked about voting was scheduled at Federation Square on January 29 by Sikhs For justice for Referendum 2020. It was added that the Government of India has already banned SFJ beneath UAPA in 2019.