GLASGOW, UK: Amidst a diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of a Sikh Leader in Canada, some Sikh devotees barred Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami from entering into a Glasgow Gurdwara, it emerged on Saturday.
There is an ongoing ban on Indian officials coming to their Gurdwara in their official capacity after India’s intelligence operatives allegedly killed Khalistan movement leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada few weeks back.
Forcefully, Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami asked not to enter Gurudwara, Glasgow. During his visit to Glasgow, Watch this video. @HCI_London @INSIGHTUK2 @FISI_UK @RVCJ_FB @ABPNews @ZeeNewsEnglish @BBCHindi #India @narendramodi @DrSJaishankar @SushilModi @meaindia1 pic.twitter.com/ni8snh6XOj
— Vedant Verma वेदांत वर्मा (@yashverma__97) September 30, 2023
Sikh men, protesting the killing of Nijjar in Canada by India, confronted the diplomat and he left the Gurdwara premises in his car.
A purported video shared on the ‘Sikh Youth UK’ Instagram account showed an alleged pro-Khalistani activist barring Doraiswami from entering the Glasgow gurdwara on Albert Drive.
Radical Sikh activists in the UK blocked the Indian High Commissioner, Vikram Doraiswami, from entering in a Gurdwara in Scotland.
This comes amid a diplomatic row between India & Canada over the killing of #HardeepSinghNijjar.@RishabhMPratap joins @kritsween with more inputs. pic.twitter.com/xynOoL1f5h
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India has reportedly raised the issue with the UK government and police, according to the sources. As Doraiswami was stopped by Sikh people from entering the Glasgow gurdwara, the Indian High Commissioner decided to leave instead of getting into an argument, the video suggests.
#WATCH : A group of Khalistani Sikh activists in the UK prevented the Indian high commissioner, Vikram Doraiswami, from entering a gurdwara in Scotland. The activists claimed that Indian officials are not welcome in any gurdwara in the UK.
Gurdwara Comittee invites the Indian… pic.twitter.com/gprnXlxIvx— upuknews (@upuknews1) September 30, 2023
Relations between India and Canada are all-time low over the murder of Nijjar in Canada.
Amid India-Canada Diplomatic Row, Indian Envoy Denied Entry to Glasgow Gurdwara
