American Sikh Body Condemns Heckling Of Indian Envoy Sandhu, Asks NY Gurdwara To Take Action
An American Sikh Body has condemned the heckling of Indian Envoy Sandhu at a New York Gurdwara and called for strict against those involved in the incident.
An American Sikh body has called on the New York Gurdwara to take strict against those who heckled India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu during his visit to Hicksville gurdwara in Long Island, New York on Sunday on the occasion of Gurpurab. According to PTI, in a statement issued on Monday, Sikhs of America said gurdwaras are places of worship and should be free from personal political views.
The body condemned the heckling and urged the shrine's management to take strict action against those involved. Sandhu was heckled by Khalistani supporters who shouted questions about Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, killed in Canada in June this year, videos of the incident on social media showed. PTI stated that the hecklers were escorted out by members of the Sikh community.
"We urge the management of the Gurdwara Sahib to take strict actions against these miscreants so that peace-loving Sikh Community in New York can come to gurdwaras freely without any fear or pressure," Sikhs of America's founder and chairman Jasdip Singh Jassee and its president Kanwaljit Singh Soni said in the joint statement, quoted PTI.
"Sikhs of America, the leading Sikh organisation in the USA, strongly condemns the disrespect of a Sikh devotee, Ambassador of India to USA Taranjit Singh Sandhu in a Gurdwara in Long Island, NY yesterday," it added.
In the video, the hecklers kept saying "you killed nijjar", "you plotted to murder Pannun" while nearly pushing the envoy. The video of the incident was shared by BJP spokesperson RP Singh Khalsa which showed the Indian Envoy at the Gurdwara surrounded by people amid the continuous shouting.
Khalistanies tried to heckle Indian Ambassador @SandhuTaranjitS with basless Questions for his role in the failed plot to assassinate Gurpatwant, (SFJ) and Khalistan Referendum campaign.
— RP Singh National Spokesperson BJP (@rpsinghkhalsa) November 27, 2023
Himmat Singh who led the pro Khalistanies at Hicksville Gurdwara in New York also accused… pic.twitter.com/JW5nqMQSxO
"Ambassador Sandhu went to Gurdwara Sahib to pray and the management of Gurdwara Sahib honoured him with Saropa Sahib. After that, a handful of miscreants tried to disrespect him and violated the peace and sanctity of the Gurdwara Sahib. Gurdwaras are places of worship and should be free from personal political "Khalistanies tried to heckle Indian Ambassador @SandhuTaranjitS with basless Questions for his role in the failed plot to assassinate Gurpatwant, (SFJ) and Khalistan Referendum campaign," the BJP spokesperson said on X, formerly Twitter.
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