Prime Minister Narendra Modi will this week convey to his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese the issues of New Delhi over vandalism on a number of Hindu temples Down Under allegedly by the activists demanding secession of Khalistan from Punjab in India.

Albanese will visit Ahmedabad, Mumbai and New Delhi from Wednesday to Saturday. This goes to be his first state go to to India after taking on because the Prime Minister of Australia on May 23 final yr.

Modi will be part of Albanese to look at the primary day of the fourth and the ultimate match of India-Australia cricket check sequence on Thursday. The two prime ministers may even meet in New Delhi on Saturday.

What, nonetheless, is prone to forged a shadow over the Modi-Albanese conferences in Ahmedabad and New Delhi is the sequence of incidents of vandalism on at the very least 4 Hindu temples within the current weeks and rising anti-India hate-campaign by the pro-Khalistani Sikh activists in Australia.

A supply instructed DH that New Delhi would use the chance to convey its expectation to Canberra that such anti-India hate-campaign and secessionist propaganda in Australia wouldn’t be tolerated and stern actions could be taken in opposition to the culprits chargeable for vandalism of the locations of worship.

The Shree Laxmi Narayan Temple in Brisbane turned the most recent goal of the vandals on Saturday. Earlier, the Swami Narayan Temple and the ISKCON Temple in Melbourne and the Sri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs had been vandalised between January 12 and 23, with anti-India and pro-Khalistani graffiti being painted on the partitions of the shrines.

The High Commission of India in Canberra has been conveying to the Government of Australia the issues of New Delhi over the actions of the pro-Khalistan Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) Down Under.

The SFJ held a referendum in Melbourne and Sydney in Australia on January 30 final to be able to drum up assist for secession of Khalistan from India. It had carried out related referendums in Canada and the United Kingdom previously.

Barry O’Farrell, Canberra’s envoy to New Delhi, on Monday mentioned that Australia had unwavering respect for the sovereignty of India. He additionally mentioned that the referendum carried out on the problem of Khalistan had no authorized standing in Australia or in India.

O’Farrell instructed journalists that the folks of his nation have been horrified on the incidents of vandalism on the locations of worship. He mentioned that police have been “very active in trying to track down” the folks chargeable for such incidents.

The High Commission of India in Canberra had on January 26 strongly condemned the “deeply disturbing incidents”. “The frequency and impunity with which the vandals appear to be operating are alarming, as are the graffiti which include glorification of anti-Indian terrorists. These incidents are clear attempts to sow hatred and division among the peaceful multi-faith and multi-cultural Indian-Australian community,” the High Commission of India in Canberra had acknowledged.

India had earlier conveyed to Australia its issues, by way of the diplomatic channels within the capitals of the 2 nations. It had expressed hope that not solely the perpetrators could be dropped at justice, however “suitable action” would even be taken to stop additional makes an attempt to vandalise locations of worship and run anti-India propaganda

O’Farrell on Saturday mentioned that Australia was a profitable multicultural, multifaith nation and revered freedom of speech. “But freedom of speech does not give you the right to engage in violent protests in hate speech or vandalism. And those matters are taken seriously in Australia,” he added, apparently to allay New Delhi’s issues forward of Albanese’s go to to India.