A Hindu temple in Brampton has suspended one in every of its clergymen within the wake of violent clashes between protesters at Hindu and Sikh locations of worship earlier this week.
A press release from the Hindu Sabha Mandir says the suspension was as a result of priest’s “controversial involvement” with protesters on Sunday, however didn’t elaborate.
Ontario Chronicle has reached out to the temple for extra data.
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown mentioned the priest unfold “violent rhetoric,” in a publish on X, previously Twitter, Tuesday night, asking the group not to answer violence and hate.
That is management that’s useful. The overwhelming majority of Sikh Canadians and Hindu Canadians wish to dwell in concord and don’t tolerate violence.
Hindu Sabha Mandir President Madhusudan Lama has suspended the pundit who unfold violent rhetoric.
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—@patrickbrownont
The violence initially broke out on the Hindu temple in Brampton Sunday afternoon after members of a group known as Sikhs for Justice held a protest whereas Indian consular officers have been visiting. Officers have been dispatched to the property round midday, Peel police mentioned.
Movies circulating on social media present demonstrators holding banners in help of Khalistan, a proposed unbiased Sikh homeland in northern India, and clashing with different people, together with some holding India’s nationwide flag.
Later within the day, demonstrators made their approach to the Westwood Mall in neighbouring Mississauga, in line with the World Sikh Group of Canada. Extra preventing broke out a short while later on the Malton gurdwara, a Sikh place of worship on Airport Highway in Mississauga.
Additional clashes broke out outdoors the Hindu Sabha Mandir Monday night, prompting Peel police to situation a public security alert, after they mentioned some members have been wielding weapons at an illustration on the temple.
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Peel police’s public order unit finally dispersed the teams.
On Wednesday, members of the Ontario Gurdwaras Committee denounced the violence and mentioned this was not a battle between religions.
“We’re not pointing fingers to the Hindu mandir or the Hindu mandir group or regular devotees. We’re pointing finger right here to the Indian officers,” mentioned Jarman Jitsingh.
The committee and different Sikh advocacy teams have alleged Indian nationalists provoked the preventing and have requested that Indian consular officers be barred from enterprise work outdoors of their diplomatic roles, arguing the exterior web site visits are getting used to incite violence.
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The latest conflicts come amid rising diplomatic tensions between Canada and India over allegations of violence towards Canadian Sikhs. Ottawa has accused India’s house minister of being behind a number of assaults on Sikh activists on Canadian soil. The Indian authorities denies the accusations.
Final month, Canada expelled six Indian diplomats over allegations they used their positions to gather data on Canadians within the pro-Khalistan independence motion after which handed the small print on to legal gangs who focused the people instantly.
India has lengthy accused Canada of harbouring pro-Khalistan terrorists that New Delhi has requested Ottawa to extradite, although Canadian officers say these requests usually lack sufficient proof.
Brown mentioned earlier this week he plans to introduce a movement at Brampton metropolis council to discover the potential for prohibiting protests outdoors locations of worship within the municipality.
Within the neighbouring municipality of Vaughan, Ont., metropolis council unanimously authorised a bylaw in June to ban “organizing or taking part in a nuisance demonstration” inside 100 metres of “weak social infrastructure,” reminiscent of locations of worship, faculties, child-care centres or hospitals.
The Metropolis of Vaughan says the bylaw is “not supposed to ban peaceable gatherings, protests or demonstrations,” together with these which can be a part of a labour union strike.
Tensions haven’t been confined to Ontario. The identical day violence broke out in Brampton and Mississauga, three folks have been arrested in Surrey, B.C., after “a battle ensued” outdoors a Hindu temple, in line with the RCMP.
