PM Modi US Visit: Prime Minister to participate in Quad summit Narendra Modi He is about to reach America on his three-day official visit. Hours before PM Modi’s arrival in America, the White House met a group of Sikhs supporting the Khalistan movement. During this, the White House assured him of “protection from any international attack on our soil.”
The White House said that it stands with American citizens to protect them from any kind of harm within the country’s borders. This development has come to light amid concerns that Canada and America are giving shelter to Khalistani separatists.
Groups associated with Khalistan movement are banned in India
Actually, groups associated with Khalistan movement are banned in India. Many of these organizations have carried out terrorist activities in the last few decades. Whereas America has not made any official comment on “giving shelter” to such elements. At the same time, Canada has called it its “freedom of expression”.
What did Jaishankar say on US’s support to Khalistanis?
Regarding this matter, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, “India respects and follows freedom of expression, but freedom of expression does not mean freedom to support separatism. It does not mean the right to threaten foreign diplomats or use violence.” There is no freedom to give political space to advocacy elements.” “In any rules-based society, you would think that you would check people’s backgrounds, how they came, what passports they had etc,” he said.
Jaishankar had said, “If you have people whose presence is themselves recorded on very dubious documents, then what does it say about you? It actually says that your vote bank is actually more powerful than your rule of law. “
Know why the White House meeting took place?
This meeting was held in the official White House premises. Preetpal Singh of the American Sikh Caucus Committee and representatives of the Sikh Coalition and the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund participated in it.
Meanwhile, Preetpal Singh, founder of the American Sikh Caucus Committee, told PTI, “Yesterday we took the opportunity to thank senior federal government officials for their vigilance in saving the lives of Sikh Americans and protecting our community. We asked them to do more.” Said, and we will stand by their assurance that they will do so.”