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AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal strongly condemned the alleged Khalistani attack on a Hindu temple in Canada’s Brampton and urged the Centre to take “strict action against the culprits”
AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal said all political parties and Indians are standing behind the central government over the Brampton incident.(Image: PTI/File)
Former Delhi chief minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday strongly condemned the alleged Khalistani attack on a Hindu temple in Canada’s Brampton. He urged the central government to take “strict action against the culprits”.
Echoing the BJP’s stand on the incident, he said all political parties and Indians are standing “shoulder-to-shoulder with the Government of India”. “I strongly condemn the incident in Canada. The Government of India should take strict action against the culprits,” he wrote in a post on X.
कनाडा की घटना की मैं कड़े शब्दों में निंदा करता हूँ। भारत सरकार दोषियों पर कड़ी कार्रवाई करवाए। इस मुद्दे पर देश की सभी राजनीतिक पार्टियां ही नहीं बल्कि देश के सभी 140 करोड़ लोग भारत सरकार के साथ कंधे से कंधा मिलाकर खड़े हैं।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 4, 2024
He added: “On this issue, not only all the political parties of the country but all the 140 crore people of the country are standing shoulder to shoulder with the Government of India.”
Punjab AAP Condemns Brampton Attack
Kejriwal’s statement came soon after the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab also condemned the attack on the temple, saying the entire state is shocked by this incident. In a statement issued by the party, senior leader and cabinet minister Aman Arora said the entire state is shocked by the attack on the Hindu temple in Canada and noted that it deserves the utmost condemnation.
“Punjab is a secular state and violence based on religion is not part of its culture. Even during the dark days of terrorism in the 1980s and 90s, there was no violence on religious grounds. Hindus and Sikhs in Punjab live together like family and have coexisted peacefully,” he said.
He further said Punjab is known for its brotherhood and social harmony, and people from all communities are upset by this incident. He, too, urged the Centre to raise this issue with the Canadian government in order to ensure that such incidents do not happen again.
Protesters carrying Khalistani flags clashed with people at a Hindu temple in Brampton on Sunday (November 3). Peel Regional Police said a protest took place at the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton and unverified videos circulating on social media appeared to show demonstrators holding banners in support of Khalistan, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
The videos showed fist fights and people striking each other with poles on what appears to be the grounds surrounding the temple, the report added.
(With PTI inputs)
