NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday condemned the recent attack on the Hindu temple in Canada’s Brampton and called on the Canadian government to ensure security and uphold rule of law.
“We condemn the attack on the temple in Brampton and we also call upon the Canadian government to uphold the rule of law and to bring to justice people who perpetrated the violence,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a press conference.
“We hope that the Canadian government will take due action,” Jaiswal said.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and foreign minister S Jaishankar had also condemned the attack amid a worsening in diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
PM Modi had said that the violence at the temple in Brampton, Ontaria on November 3 was a “deliberate attack.” Separate disruptions outside an Indian consular camp were “appalling” and an attempt to intimidate India’s diplomats in the country, he had said.
“I strongly condemn the deliberate attack on a Hindu temple in Canada. Equally appalling are the cowardly attempts to intimidate our diplomats. Such acts of violence will never weaken India’s resolve. We expect the Canadian government to ensure justice and uphold the rule of law,” PM Modi had said on X.
Jaishankar had also echoed those sentiments at a press conference in Canberra saying the incidents were “deeply concerning.” He had blamed Canada for giving “political space” to “extremist forces.”
On Tuesday, over a thousand Canadian Hindus gathered outside the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton to protest against the repeated attacks on Hindu temples in the country.
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