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Protests and Rallies Set to Greet Indian PM Narendra Modi in London
April 18, 2018 | By Sikh Siyasat Bureau
London: Protests and support rallies are set to be held today and later in the week, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on his second bilateral visit to the Britain in three years, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
Issues ranging from sexual violence to the situation in Kashmir and violence against Dalits and religious minorities are likely to figure prominently, notes a report in The Hindu.
Among the groups that will hold protests will be CasteWatchUK and the South Asian Solidarity Group, which will hold a rally outside Downing Street. Several hundreds of people, particularly Dalits, are expected to join the rally from across the U.K.
Women protesting outside Indian High Commission in London (2015) [File Photo]
“On the one hand, Modi talks about bringing people together… but on the other hand his cohorts, RSS stormtroopers, continue to brazenly defy the law, unleashing violence on Dalits and religious minorities,” said a representative of CasteWatchUK.
A separate silent protest — with participants encouraged to wear white in solidarity — organised by a group of women will take place on Parliament Square on Wednesday afternoon to express “pain, sorrow, shock” and condemnation of the rapes in Kathua and Unnao, and beyond.
The Sikh Federation U.K. will also be holding a rally in Parliament Square on the treatment of Sikhs and the detention of British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal by Indian authorities.
REDRESS has called upon British government to raise the issue to torture of Jagtar Singh Johal with Narendra Modi during his visit in England.
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