Noting that its Honorary Consulate in Brisbane was "halted for little while", India on Thursday said it had taken up the matter with Australian authorities and the teams of two countries are in touch
"Slogans were raised against Hindus calling them supremacists with Khalistan Zindabad," said The Australia Today at the Indian Consulate located on Swann Road in the Taringa suburb of Brisbane.
"Issues relating to the Indian diaspora in Australia also came up for discussions between the two Prime Ministers of significance in our people-to-people ties, also discussions on disturbances created by pro-Khalistani outfits in Australia," Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra informed w
Australian High Commissioner Barry O'Farrell added that the Khalistan Referendum stands on no legal grounds in Australia as his country has an "unwavering respect" for India's sovereignty.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday described the Delhi excise policy scam as an "open-and-shut case" and alleged that the policy was made to exploit money to "fight elections with Khalistani's help".
The Honorary Consulate of India located on Swann Road in the Taringa suburb of Brisbane in Australia's Queensland was targeted by Khalistan supporters on the night of February 21.
Bagchi during the weekly MEA briefing said that India condemns attacks by extremist elements and the country has urged Australia's local authorities to investigate and punish the perpetrators.
The statement of Barry O' Farrell AO comes after men from alleged pro-Khalistani group attacked Indians carrying the national flag in their hands on Sunday.
Gauri Shankar Mandir is a symbol of Indian heritage and it was defaced with anti-India graffiti. The Consulate General of India, Toronto has raised its concern over the matter with Canadian authorities.
Various Hindu temples have recently been vandalized in Australia. India 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 perpetrators.
Lt Gen Brar is a veteran of the 1971 India-Pakistan war and the Liberation of Bangladesh. He was also the commanding officer of Operation Bluestar and remains on the hitlist of Khalistani terrorists.