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Delhi: BJP Members Protest in Front of Pakistan High Commission Over Vandalised Sikh Ruler's Statue
Delhi: BJP Members Protest in Front of Pakistan High Commission Over Vandalised Sikh Ruler's Statue
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On 17 August, a bronze statue of Sikh emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh was attacked in Pakistan's Lahore city. The police reportedly detained one man associated... 18.08.2021, Sputnik International
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On Tuesday, members of India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) protested near the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi against the vandalisation of Sikh emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh's statue in Lahore. In footage shared by Indian news agency ANI, protesters can be seen chanting and condemning the incident as security personnel try to control them using barricades. In December 2020, the same statue was targeted by far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik party members who objected to its presence in Pakistan because it portrays a Sikh ruler. Earlier on Tuesday, India's Foreign Ministry criticised the Pakistan government, saying such attacks on the cultural heritage of minority communities highlight the "growing intolerance and lack of respect for minority communities in Pakistani society." The ministry also pointed to an assault 12 days ago on a Hindu temple in Rahim Yar Khan in Pakistan.
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Delhi: BJP Members Protest in Front of Pakistan High Commission Over Vandalised Sikh Ruler's Statue
12:35 GMT 18.08.2021 (Updated: 14:42 GMT 25.10.2022) On 17 August, a bronze statue of Sikh emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh was attacked in Pakistan's Lahore city. The police reportedly detained one man associated with Pakistan's radical Tehreek-e-Labbaik party for the act of vandalism.
On Tuesday, members of India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) protested near the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi against the vandalisation of Sikh emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh's statue in Lahore.
"Nearly 500 party workers are near the Pakistan High Commission, demanding an apology for the incident that happened in Lahore. Two of our top demands are – reinstatement of the statue in its former glory and strictest punishment for the member of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Labbaik party who carried out the attack," Mamta Kala, a leader of BJP's Delhi unit and party co-spokesperson, told Sputnik.
In footage shared by Indian news agency ANI, protesters can be seen chanting and condemning the incident as security personnel try to control them using barricades.
Also on Tuesday, a video of the nine-foot bronze statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh being destroyed by a man emerged online. Other men can be seen trying to drag him away from the monument – the culprit was later detained by Lahore police, Indian media
reported.
In December 2020, the same statue was targeted by far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik party members who objected to its presence in Pakistan because it portrays a Sikh ruler.
Earlier on Tuesday, India's Foreign Ministry criticised the Pakistan government, saying such attacks on the cultural heritage of minority communities highlight the "growing intolerance and lack of respect for minority communities in Pakistani society." The ministry also pointed to an assault 12 days ago on a Hindu temple in Rahim Yar Khan in Pakistan.
