TOI Correspondent from London: Hundreds of Indian-origin supporters gathered Sunday outside the Indian high commission in London, overwhelming a small protest organised by British Pakistanis aimed at “rejecting Indian propaganda” following the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack that left 26 people dead, mostly tourists.
Around 50 people showed up for the Pakistan protest in front of the mission building, but hundreds of PIOs ( people of Indian descent ) poured into the area. The Indian side, separated by police barricades, sung the national anthem and chanted” Jai Shri Ram,”” Vande Mataram,” and” Bharat Mata Ki Jai,” chanting” Jai Shri Ram” and” Vande Mataram,” on a massive Tricolor on the building. Some individuals could be seen stumbling liquid jars.
The Muslim protesters chanted” Pakistan Zindabad” and raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but they lacked placards and passion. A Muslim journalist on the field declared,” This is a crisis. The conflicts were alleged to be related to future Bihar assembly elections, according to Mohsin, a protester.
” Modi needed this because of the Bihar votes,” Modi said. They have blatantly attributed Pakistan without conducting any inquiries,” he said. Another activist, Zubair, argued that Pakistan’s claims of involvement in the massacre lacked supporting evidence, adding,” There won’t be war.”
” They don’t have any rivers, so they didn’t stop the water from entering.” They didn’t keep the water, according to Zubair, referring to India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty in response to the Pahalgam strike.
Some participants both waved Israeli and Indian flags on the American area. Why are they yet protesting in front of the India substantial commission, questioned Dheeraj’s questioning of the motivations behind the Pakistani protest. The names” Hafiz Saeed Mastermind 26/11″ and” Expertise at the best radar bronzer se juda — Pakistan higher commission hospitality,” which refer to a throat-slitting gesture made on Friday, are displayed on cards held by Indian supporters.
They are “protesting without excuses and acting like subjects,” Gaurav said. Another admirer, Indranil, cited J&’s recent financial benefits as saying,” GDP has increased significantly. Pakistan does no desire for J&, K to prosper. In front of their kids, the jihadists shot the people. He claimed it was a” cold-blooded genocide”.
Right-wing observers in the UK have been riled by the protests. If it’s not Gaza, it’s India vs. Pakistan religious elections being fought on our London streets, according to Richard Tice, deputy chief of Reform UK. This might be Britain, perhaps. Change the location of your regional disputes.
Additionally, journalist Isabel Oakeshott posted a picture in which she described how “dozens of Met Police are battling it out to individual Indian and Pakistani activists as they yell abuse at one another. The UK has always had a DISASTER in pluralism! Has diversity failed, according to a section on GB News? concentrating on the opposition.
