The United States on Monday strongly condemned the assault at the Indian consulate in San Francisco via way of means of a collection of separatist Sikhs, terming it without a doubt unacceptable. Raising pro-Khalistan slogans, the protesters on Sunday broke open the makeshift safety obstacles raised via way of means of the town police and set up so-referred to as Khalistani flags in the Consulate premises.
Two consulate employees quickly eliminated those flags. Soon thereafter, a collection of indignant protesters entered the consulate premises and commenced hitting the door and home windows with iron rods.
“That vandalism, it`s simply without a doubt unacceptable,” John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for strategic communications on the White House instructed newshounds at a day by day information conference, strongly condemning the incident.
“The State Department’s diplomatic safety carrier is running with neighborhood government. I cannot talk for the San Francisco police, however I can say that the diplomatic safety carrier is running with neighborhood government to well inspect and obviously, the State Department goes to be running from an infrastructure attitude to restore the damage, however it is unacceptable,” Kirby stated in reaction to a question.
The State Department additionally issued a announcement indicating that the ones in the back of the act might be held accountable. “The US condemns the assault on Sunday towards the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. Violence towards diplomatic centers in the US is a punishable crime,” it stated.
“It is our precedence to shield the safety and protection of those centers and the diplomats who paintings inside them,” stated the South and Central Asia Bureau of the State Department. In a separate announcement, the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum strongly condemned the assault at the Indian assignment in San Francisco, California.
“The United States and India are colourful democracies and recognize that the proper to gather peacefully and protest is sacrosanct. However, violence and vandalism will now no longer be condoned or tolerated,” it stated.
Diplomats and consular team of workers deserve the identical proper to a steady and non violent paintings environment, loose from outside damage and threats, it stated. “We stand via way of means of Dr. TV Nagendra Prasad, the honourable Consul General of India in San Francisco, and his team of workers.” The USISPF advised the neighborhood government in California and the Congressional management of the district to take the essential movement towards the culprits and people responsible of assisting and abetting. “We thank the State Department for responding promptly.”
