Indian High Commissioner to Aus discusses concerns over temple vandalisations

Indian High Commissioner to Australia Manpreet Vohra on Sunday paid his respects at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Melbourne and discussed the communitys concerns over the temples recent vandalisation The violence witnessed in Melbourne on Sunday was also discussedPaid respects today at the sacred BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Melbourne a place of spirituality and service Discussed the peaceful communitys concerns over the recent attack by vandals and the disturbing violence witnessed yesterday in Melbourne the Indian High Commissioner to Australia saidOn Sunday men from alleged proKhalistani groups attacked Indians carrying the national flag in their hands The Australia Today reportedTaking to Twitter The Australia Today said five people were sent to the hospital after the attackAnother video of Khalistan goons running a mock in Melbournes Federation Square Five injured one in Hospital The Australia Today tweetedAfter the video went viral Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa condemned the antiIndia activities by proKhalistani in Australia I strongly condemn antiIndia activities by proKhalistani in Australia Sirsa tweetedAntisocial elements that are trying to disrupt the peace amp harmony of the country with these activities must be dealt with strongly and culprits must be brought to books Sirsa wroteThe Indian group was seen running away from the scene while the Khalistani group continued to hit them One individual was seen breaking an Indian flag and throwing it on the floorAlso Read Third Hindu temple vandalised in Melbourne antiIndia graffiti foundEarlier BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in the Mill park area of Melbourne was allegedly vandalised by antiIndia elements with antiIndia slogans written on the walls of the temple located in the suburb of Mill Park The Australia Today reportedPatel an onlooker shared how he witnessed the vandalised walls of the temple when he visited the site on ThursdayWhen I reached the temple today morning all walls were coloured with graffiti of Khalistani hatred towards Hindus The Australia Today quoted Patel as sayingHe added I am angry scared and dismayed by the blatant display of religious hatred towards the peaceful Hindu community by Khalistan supportersIssuing a statement to The Australia Today BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir stated that they are deeply saddened and shocked by these acts of vandalism and hate It said that they have remained committed to peaceful coexistence and dialogue to all faiths BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir further said that they have informed the authorities regarding the incident as per The Australia Today reportVarious Hindu temples have recently been vandalised in AustraliaIndia condemned the vandalization of Hindu temples in Australia and said that the matter has been raised with the Australian government in Canberra and asked for expeditious investigation against the perpetratorsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever