New Delhi: India on Sunday, March 19, summoned a senior United Kingdom diplomat over the elimination of the Indian flag atop the high commission structure in London by pro-Khalistan protesters, implicating the UK of “indifference” to the security of Indian diplomatic facilities. Videos of pro-Khalistan protesters outside the Indian high commission in the UK had actually spread out throughout social networks. In the middle of chants of Khalistan zindabad, a protestor climbed up onto the flagpole above the door and lowered the Indian flag with no limitation from any security workers. With the UK high commissioner Alexander W. Ellis taking a trip, his deputy Christina Scott was summoned to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs late on Sunday night. Ahead of his associate being summoned, Ellis published on his main Twitter account that the “disgraceful acts” at India House in London were “absolutely inappropriate”. I condemn the disgraceful acts today versus individuals and properties of the @HCI_London– absolutely inappropriate.– Alex Ellis (@AlexWEllis) March 19, 2023 Later, UK minister of state for foreign commonwealth and advancement affairs, Tariq Ahmad tweeted that he was “horrified” at the attack and explained it as a “totally inappropriate action versus the stability of the Mission and its personnel”. “The UK Government will constantly take the security of the Indian High Commission seriously,” he composed. Am horrified by today’s attack on the Indian High Commission in London. This is an entirely inappropriate action versus the stability of the Mission and its personnel. The UK Government will constantly take the security of the Indian High Commission seriously.– Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon (@tariqahmadbt) March 19, 2023 Unusually, the MEA had actually revealed that a UK diplomat would be summoned beforehand. “The senior most UK diplomat in New Delhi is being summoned,” stated the MEA representative Arindam Bagchi on Sunday night. Within half an hour, the MEA provided a news release after the UK deputy high commissioner was turned over India’s “strong demonstration”. “The senior-most UK diplomat in New Delhi was summoned late night today to communicate India’s strong demonstration at the actions taken by separatist and extremist components versus the Indian High Commission in London previously in the day,” stated the MEA press note. An “description” was looked for from the UK on the “total lack of the British security that enabled these aspects to get in the High Commission facilities”. Advising the UK about the “standard commitments under the Vienna convention”, the MEA news release included, “India discovers inappropriate the indifference of the UK Government to the security of Indian diplomatic facilities and workers in the UK”. India required that the UK federal government take “instant actions to recognize, detain and prosecute every one of those associated with today’s occurrence, and put in location rigid steps to avoid the reoccurrence of such events. In September 2019, the Indian high commission’s windows were smashed after a Kashmiri separatist march tossed stones and eggs into the demonstrations. India had actually then described the event “inappropriate” and advised the UK to supply sufficient security to its authorities and properties.
Strong Protest From MEA After Pro-Khalistan Protesters Remove Tricolour From London High Commission
