India Calls for Early Probe Into Defacing Of Mahatma Gandhi Statue In US

New Delhi:

Strongly condemning the vandalisation of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi out of doors the Indian Embassy in Washington by way of miscreants “masquerading” as anti-farm legislation protesters, India on Thursday demanded an “early investigation” into the topic.

Right through his weekly press briefing, Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava stated: “Now we have strongly condemned this act of vandalism in opposition to a universally revered icon of peace and justice by way of miscreants masquerading as protesters. Our project has strongly taken this up with the involved US government and we’ve got sought an early investigation as in step with appropriate legislation.”

Mr Srivastava added that this topic was once additionally being taken up with america Embassy in New Delhi, and a equivalent message was once conveyed to the government there.

Ultimate week, as Mahatma Gandhi’s statue was once vandalised all over protests in opposition to the not too long ago enacted farm regulations in India, posters and banners had been noticed pasted or propped up in opposition to the statue and a yellow flag was once draped over it. Some other people had been additionally noticed waving “Khalistani” flags and elevating pro-Khalistan slogans.

The Indian Embassy condemned the “mischievous act” by way of hooligans.

“The statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Plaza in entrance of the embassy was once defaced by way of Khalistani parts on 12 December 2020. The Embassy strongly condemns this mischievous act by way of hooligans masquerading as protesters in opposition to the universally revered icon of peace and justice,” stated the embassy.

Following this incident, White Space spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany on Tuesday stated that the act was once “appalling” as Gandhi fought for values like peace, justice and freedom, which america represents.

Previous, the State Division stated that it takes “security and safety of overseas missions in america very severely” and it’s in dialogue with the Indian Embassy in reference to the incident that passed off all over an anti-farm regulations rally in Washington.

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