The Indian High Commissioner and Consul General were stopped from entering a Gurudwara in Scotland.
India reacted strongly to this and described the incident as “disgraceful”. India has said that information about this matter has been given to the British Government as well as the British Police.
A video of this incident has gone viral on social media. This video is from Friday in which a person is seen stopping Indian High Commissioner to Britain Vikram Doraiswami from entering the Gurudwara in Glasgow.
Two people are also seen trying to open the door of the High Commissioner’s car in the vehicle parking area. After this the car is seen coming out of the premises of Glasgow Gurudwara Saheb.
This incident has happened amid the increasing diplomatic dispute between India and Canada.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had in June alleged the involvement of “agents of the Indian government” in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. After this a dispute started between the two countries.
The Indian High Commission in London issued a statement regarding the incident on Saturday.
The statement said that “extremist elements” disrupted a planned conversation organized by the Gurdwara Committee. One of them tried to “aggressively force open” Doraiswami’s car door.
The statement said that “On September 29, 2023, three individuals, all from areas outside Scotland, deliberately disrupted a planned interaction organized by the Gurdwara Committee for the community, the High Commissioner and the Consul General of India. It The talks were to discuss community and consular issues’
The High Commission said, “The organisers, including senior community leaders, women, committee members and a member of the Scottish Parliament, were intimidated and abused by these elements. The High Commissioner and the Consul General attended the event to prevent any possible conflict.” Decided to leave the premises immediately after those elements arrived.”
The High Commission said one of the “non-local extremist elements” tried to violently open the door of the High Commissioner’s car. The police needs to pay attention to this. It was reported that one of the organizers reacted quickly and intervened, thereby averting a major incident.
The statement said, “The Indian High Commission has informed the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) and the Metropolitan Police about this shameful incident.” FCDO is similar to the Ministry of External Affairs.
The statement said that the organizers and several community organizations have expressed regret over the incident and urged the authorities to take action against the culprits.
In a video posted on social media by a group called Sikh Youth UK, a man is heard saying that any Indian ambassador or any Indian government official visiting the gurudwara will be treated in the same manner.
In a video posted on social media by a group called Sikh Youth UK, a man is heard saying that any Indian ambassador or any Indian government official visiting the gurudwara will be treated in the same manner.
