Even after the “condemnation”, greater than 200 protesters waving Khalistan flags

Washington:

US Nationwide Safety Advisor Jake Sullivan has condemned the assault that happened on Sunday on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco by Khalistani separatist components.

Sullivan stated through Twitter that the US condemns the acts of violence in opposition to the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. He additional stated that the US is dedicated to the protection and safety of Indian diplomats.

He confirmed that the US State Division is in contact with the native regulation enforcement authorities.

We condemn the acts of violence in opposition to the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. We’re dedicated to the protection and safety of those amenities and the diplomats who work inside them. The State Division is in contact with native regulation enforcement on subsequent steps on this matter.

— Jake Sullivan (@JakeSullivan46) March 21, 2023

“We condemn the acts of violence in opposition to the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. We’re dedicated to the protection and safety of those amenities and the diplomats who work inside them. The State Division is in contact with native regulation enforcement on subsequent steps on this matter,” Sullivan wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.

Even after the “condemnation”, greater than 200 protesters waving Khalistan flags once more descended upon the Indian Consulate in San Francisco on Wednesday for a deliberate demonstration amid a heightened safety presence of the San Francisco Police Division (SFDP).

In contrast to the violent dysfunction on Sunday when the Consulate got here underneath assault, the protesters had been closely barricaded throughout the street with uniformed SFPD officers standing guard and patrolling the realm.

The protesters chanted pro-Khalistan slogans.

The organisers used mics to make anti-India speeches each in English and Punjabi language and assault the Punjab Police for alleged human rights violations.

In the meantime, White Home Nationwide Safety Council spokesman John Kirby has stated vandalism at Indian Consulate in San Francisco is “completely unacceptable” and is condemned by the US.

“We definitely condemn that vandalism, it is completely unacceptable. State Division’s diplomatic safety service is working with native authorities to correctly examine. The state Division will work on infrastructure perspective to restore the injury,” Kirby stated.

US State Division spokesperson advised ANI: “The US condemns the assault in opposition to the Indian Consulate and any assault in opposition to diplomatic amenities inside america. We pledge to defend the protection and safety of those amenities in addition to the diplomats who work inside them.

After vandalism in London, Khalistan supporters attacked Indian Consulate in San Francisco. Movies of supporters breaking the doorways and barging into the workplace surfaced on social media.

Visuals shared on-line present an enormous mob brandishing Khalistan flags mounted on wood poles, utilizing them to smash glass doorways and home windows of the consulate constructing. They raised pro-Khalistan slogans as they broke by makeshift safety obstacles raised by the town police and put in two Khalistani flags contained in the premises.

In a gathering with the US Cost d’Affaires in New Delhi on Monday, India conveyed its sturdy protest on the vandalisation of the property of the Consulate Basic of India, San Francisco.

“The US Authorities was reminded of its primary obligation to guard and safe diplomatic illustration. It was requested to take applicable measures to stop the recurrence of such incidents. Our Embassy in Washington D.C. additionally conveyed our considerations to the US State Division alongside related strains,” learn the Ministry of Exterior Affairs press launch.

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