PM Modi in Australia brings up problem of assaults on Temples: Details

Prime Minister Narendra Modi who’s on a three-day go to to Australia, on Wednesday raised the issue of assaults on temples inside the nation and acknowledged that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had assured to take “strict actions against such elements in the future.” 

During a joint sort out collectively along with his Australian counterpart Albanese, PM Modi acknowledged, “PM Anthony Albanese and I’ve before now talked about the issue of assault on temples in Australia and actions of separatist elements. We talked about the matter as we communicate moreover. We will not accept any elements that harm the nice and warmth ties between the India-Australia relationship by their movement or concepts. PM Albanese assured me as quickly as as soon as extra as we communicate that he’ll take strict actions in the direction of such elements in the end moreover. Notably, quite a few cases of Khalistani extremism and brawls between Khalistani activists and pro-India demonstrators haven’t too way back come to the fore in quite a few parts of Australia. Indian flags had been burnt and even a Hindu temple was vandalised not too way back in Australia. 

Earlier, Albanese all through his India go to in March had acknowledged that Australia gained’t tolerate any extreme actions and assaults that handed off in religious buildings, and there is not any place for such movement in the direction of Hindu temples. 

Responding to a media query in regards to the assurances that the Australian PM gave to his Indian counterpart, Albanese acknowledged, “I gave him the assurance that Australia is a country that respects people’s faith. That we don’t tolerate the sort of extreme actions and attacks that we have seen on religious buildings, be they Hindu temples, mosques, synagogues, or churches. This has no place in Australia.” 

“And we will take every action through our police and also our security agencies to make sure that anyone responsible for this faces the full force of the law. We’re a tolerant multicultural nation, and there is no place in Australia for this activity,” the assertion quoted him saying. 

Earlier in March, addressing India-Australia: Exchange of Agreements and Press Statements, Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged that the Australian PM, in mild of the most recent assaults on temples in Australia had assured that the safety and well-being of the Indian neighborhood in Australia is a priority for him. 

“Since the last few weeks, news of attacks on temples in Australia are coming regularly. It is natural that such news worries people in India. I have raised these concerns with Prime Minister Albanese who has assured me that the safety of the Indian community is a special priority for him,” PM Modi acknowledged. In March this 12 months, Shree Laxmi Narayan Temple in Australia’s Brisbane was vandalised by pro-Khalistan supporters. 

Sarah Gates, who’s the Director of Hindu Human Rights acknowledged, “This latest hate crime is a pattern of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) globally, clearly attempting to terrorise Australian Hindus. Coupled with a barrage of propaganda, illegal signs, and cyberbullying, the organisation intends to present all-pervasive threats, fear, and intimidation,” reported The Australia Today. 

On January 16, Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Australia’s Carrum Downs was vandalised with anti-Hindu graffiti. 

On January 12, the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Australia’s Mill Park was smeared with anti-India and anti-Hindu graffiti. The temple was vandalised by anti-India elements with anti-India slogans written on the temple’s partitions, located inside the suburb of Mill Park, The Australia Today reported.

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