PTI

New York, November 27

Several members of the Indian diaspora protested exterior the Pakistani Consulate right here on the 14th anniversary of the Mumbai terror assaults, demanding that perpetrators of the dastardly assault be delivered to justice.

Raising chants of ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’, the folks held placards that learn ‘Mumbai 26/11. We Won’t Forgive. We Won’t Forget’ and ‘#SanctionPakistan.’ They additionally had a digital van parked exterior the Consulate that flashed pictures of 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed and terrorist Ajmal Kasab in addition to pictures of a burning Taj lodge in Mumbai when terrorists attacked the landmark constructing.

The Mumbai terror assault which drew widespread international condemnation, started on November 26 and lasted till November 29, 2008.

A complete of 166 folks, together with a number of different international nationals, have been killed and greater than 300 others wounded.

Nine Pakistan-based LeT terrorists have been killed by the Indian safety forces.

Ajmal Kasab was the one terrorist who was captured alive. He was hanged 4 years afterward November 21, 2012.

“We request all like-minded countries to come together and put sanctions on Pakistan until terrorists are brought to justice,” mentioned Shashank Telkikar, who was among the many diaspora members on the protest.

Ravi Shankar, one other protester, mentioned the Indian diaspora gathered in entrance of the Pakistan Consulate to protest towards the dastardly acts of state sponsored terrorism, including that “we will never forget or forgive”.

Vilas Reddy mentioned all nations ought to come ahead and unite to battle towards terrorism and Pakistan needs to be put again on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) black listing.

Srikant Venkat mentioned “we honour the sacrifices” made in the course of the 26/11 terror assaults by “our brave martyrs who laid down their lives” whereas defending others.

Last week, simply days earlier than the 14th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai assaults, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj had mentioned, “Terrorism continues to pose a grave threat to international peace and security, as ISIL and Al-Qaida affiliated and inspired terrorist groups, particularly in Asia and Africa continue to operate targeting civilians and security forces. Lest we forget, in November 2008, 10 terrorists entered the city of Mumbai through sea route from Pakistan, ravaging the city for 4 days, killing 166 people, including 26 foreign nationals.”