Published 11:26 IST, January 28th 2021
India's embassy in Rome vandalised by SFJ on R-Day; demand raised for Italy to take action
The Indian embassy in Rome was reportedly vandalized by members of pro-Khalistani outfit SFJ following which concerns were conveyed to Italian authorities
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Indian embassy in Rome was reportedly vandalized by members of pro-Khalistani radical outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) on January 26, following which concerns were conveyed to Italian authorities, sources said on Thursday. As per ANI, sources claimed that y had constantly been raising issue with officials and ted that specific incident of vandalism on India's Republic Day had been raised with authorities. Furr, sources also pointed out that it was responsibility of Italian government to ensure safety of Indian embassy and its diplomats while also expressing hope that perpetrators were caught.
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Pro-Khalistani SFJ protests in US outside Indian embassy
Khalistan supporters on Wednesday held a protest outside Indian embassy in Washington DC in support of farmers demonstrating against three farm laws in India. supporters raised Khalistani flag and held banners that read "We are farmers, t terrorists." protests in US came just a day after agitating farmers stormed Delhi's Red Fort and unleashed violence in city during a tractor rally on Republic Day. Violating routes permitted to take out rally in national capital, farmers began to break police barricades, vandalize public property, engd in violent clashes with cops that led to mass injuries.
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Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has been actively involved in hijacking ongoing farmers' protests and has organised protests outside Indian Missions in US, Canada, UK, and Europe to 'stand in solidarity' with protesting farmers of Punjab, as stated by Centre in Supreme Court. radical outfit wrote to EAM S Jaishankar and MoS Muraleedharan declaring ir support for Bharat Bandh called on December 8 and alleged that Indian government was 'unabashedly suppressing and gagging protesting, criticizing and dissenting voices, with impunity'. Earlier, SFJ also offered $1 million to farmers who were injured or whose tractors were damd in farmers' protests.
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radical Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) had urged people of Delhi to t participate in Republic Day celebrations at Rajpath on 26 January while also threatening to cut off electricity supply to national capital on Republic Day. radical outfit appealed to farmers to target electricity companies allegedly owned by 'Ambanis' in order to 'plunge Delhi into darkness'. SFJ issued a 'stay home-stay safe' advisory while appealing to people of national capital to boycott Republic Day parade at Rajpath. SFJ had also anunced a cash reward of USD 2,50,000 for hoisting Khalistan flag on January 26 at India Gate on Republic Day. Meanwhile, Government of India has blocked website shared by Khalistani group Sikhs for Justice in a letter to farmers protesting against Centre's agriculture laws. However, SFJ has w called for a similar storming of Parliament on Budget-day, offering a reward.
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11:26 IST, January 28th 2021