{"id":479431,"date":"2023-07-04T13:26:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T07:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=479431"},"modified":"2023-07-04T13:29:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T07:59:35","slug":"canada-khalistan-rally-indian-diplomats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/world-news\/canada-khalistan-rally-indian-diplomats\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada condemns pro-Khalistan rally expresses concern over safety of Indian envoys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Canadian government has described the proposed rally by pro-Khalistan elements to Indian missions in the country as unacceptable, which has caused concerns over the safety of its senior envoys. In a statement released on Twitter on Monday evening, Melanie Joly, Canada&#8217;s minister of foreign affairs, said, Canada takes its obligations under Vienna Conventions regarding the safety of diplomats very seriously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joly added Canada remains in close contact with Indian officials in light of some of the promotional material circulating online regarding a protest planned for July 8th, which are unacceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My comment regarding some of the promotional material circulating for a planned protest on July 8. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yYoWDCvAdi\">pic.twitter.com\/yYoWDCvAdi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; M\u00e9lanie Joly (@melaniejoly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melaniejoly\/status\/1676048218205847557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A similar statement was also tweeted by Minister of National Defence Anita Anand which said the materials posted online for a protest on July 8 are unacceptable and this protest does not represent Canada. Anand added Canada will continue to ensure the safety of&nbsp; foreign diplomats in this country and Canada took this responsibility very seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The materials posted online for a protest on July 8 are unacceptable, and they do not represent Canadians. Canada will continue to ensure the safety of foreign diplomats in this country \u2013 and we take this responsibility seriously. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OrU91UMwc9\">https:\/\/t.co\/OrU91UMwc9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Anita Anand (@AnitaAnandMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnitaAnandMP\/status\/1676077928864415747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The threat perception over the security of Indian missions and envoys has escalated after pro-Khalistan elements put out a poster with violent imagery, the words Kill India and photographs of its High Commissioner to Ottawa Sanjay Kumar Verma, Consul General in Toronto Apoorva Srivastava and Consul General in Vancouver Manish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India has already communicated its concerns to Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the country\u2019s foreign ministry, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), which is tasked with diplomatic security, and local police in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Security worries have increased following reports of an incident of arson at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. A senior Indian official said these details were being shared with Canadian authorities and they were being sensitised to these issues. The official added that security patrols in Canada already appear to have been enhanced by law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A poster, similar to those targeting officials in Canada, was circulated featuring the India&#8217;s Ambassador to Washington Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Consul General in SF TV Nagendra Prasad. 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