Khalistanis force Brisbane's Indian Consulate to close down

Brisbane, Mar 16: Khalistanis forced to close down the Indian Consulate in Brisbane on Wednesday (Mar 15), days after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese assured to curb anti-India elements in the country, reported The Australia Today.

 

 

 

 

"Slogans were raised against Hindus calling them supremacists with Khalistan Zindabad," said The Australia Today at the Indian Consulate located on Swann Road in the Taringa suburb of Brisbane. The Queensland Police said it was an unauthorized gathering. Notably, Albanese on March 11th gave assurances that Australia won't tolerate any extreme actions and attacks that took place in religious buildings, and that there is no place for such action against Hindu temples while addressing a press conference in New Delhi.

 

 

 

 

 

"Indian Consulate was forced to close today due to safety concerns after Sikhs for Justice targeted them with their propaganda, " Sarah L Gates, Director of Hindu Human Rights, told The Australia Today. "They have been shouting Khalistan Zindabad slogans, " Gates said, adding that there is a heavy police presence in the area. "These thugs should not be allowed to dictate how we live our life in Australia, " Parvinder Singh, a resident of Queensland who took leave from work to attend an appointment at the Indian Consulate, told The Australia Today.

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese discussed disturbances created by pro-Khalistani outfits in Australia and the later PM assured that his government will be taking all necessary measures to ensure that peace and harmony prevail. "Issues relating to the Indian diaspora in Australia also came up for discussions between the two Prime Ministers of significance in our people-to-people ties, also discussions on disturbances created by pro-Khalistani outfits in Australia," Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra informed while addressing a press conference on Friday (Mar 10).

 

 

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