Vast Majority Of UK Sikhs Reject Khalistan: UK MP After Vandalism At Indian Consulate In London

The UK Conservative MP Bob Blackman said that the vast majority of Sikhs in the UK have rejected the Khalistani project. The statement came after the attack on the Indian consulate in London.

The United Kingdom Conservative MP Bob Blackman on Monday said that the vast majority of Sikhs in the UK have rejected the Khalistani project, as reported by the news agency ANI. The statement from Blackman came amid the ongoing rise in disruption of law and order by the extremist elements and the attack on the Indian consulate. He added that this is a very small section of society and that the authorities should deal with these elements properly and arrest them when such incidents occur.

These remarks came after the Indian High Commission was vandalised by the separatist and extremist elements on Sunday against the crackdown on separatist elements in Punjab.

"This is a very small, ultra-small section of the Sikh community. The vast majority of Sikhs in this country absolutely reject the Khalistani project... It's not going to happen as we know...My message is very simple to the police, when this happens, those people need to be arrested and dealt with properly," UK MP Bob Blackman said in a statement at an all parliamentary meeting in the UK on Tuesday, as quoted by ANI He tweeted straight after the incident took place and wrote, "Disgraceful vandalism & disrespect to the flag of #India. My sympathies to the staff at the #IndianHighC Commission & @VDoraiswami in particular #JaiHind."

Last week on Saturday, the Punjab Police started the massive crackdown against Amritpal Singh and his aides on March 18. The police said that a total of 112 arrests have been made in the case so far, as 34 were arrested on Sunday, March 19. The police also said that the 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh was still on the run and a massive manhunt is launched to nab him. The Punjab Police were chasing Amritpal Singh, who has been declared a fugitive by the police, to nab him and his aides.

However, the life of people in Punjab returned to normalcy amid the ongoing crackdown continued to nab 'Waris Punjab De' Chief Amritpal Singh, despite police force being deployed at many locations in the state to maintain law and order. According to ANI, internet and SMS services are still suspended across the state. The suspension of mobile internet, SMS, and dongle services will continue till noon today.

On Sunday, a group of Khalistan supporters broke open the makeshift security barriers raised by the police and installed two Khalistani flags inside the Consulate premises. Thereafter, a group of protesters entered the consulate premises and started attacking the door and windows with iron rods, PTI reported.

The incident drew widespread condemnation from the Indian-American community. "We are also appalled by the complete law and order failure in both in London as well as in SFO where a few radicalised separatists attacked India's diplomatic missions," Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) said.

Apart from the US, Khalistan supporters gathered outside Australian Parliament in Canberra to protest against police crackdown on radical preacher Amritpal Singh and his associates in Punjab. The development comes a day after the national flag at the Indian High Commission in London was pulled down during a protest by pro-Khalistan activists.