‘Rise in incidents of Hindu temples being defaced with anti-India graffiti in US’: MEA tells Lok Sabha | India News – The Times of India

Kirti Vardhan Singh (ANI file photograph)

NEW DELHI: The ministry of exterior affairs on Friday expressed considerations over a rising quantity of incidents involving the defacement of Hindu temples with anti-India graffiti in the USA in current months.
Responding to a written question in the Lok Sabha, minister of state for exterior affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh mentioned the federal government is carefully monitoring the scenario and is taking the matter significantly.
“In current months, there was an increase in the quantity of cases of Hindu temples being defaced with anti-India graffiti in the USA of America,” Singh mentioned.
He mentioned that the central authorities “accords highest precedence to the welfare, security, and safety of Indian residents and the Indian neighborhood overseas.”
“All incidents of assault and vandalization of temples and locations of worship are instantly taken up with the host authorities by diplomatic channels,” he added.
Singh additionally knowledgeable Parliament that temple administration our bodies and Indian neighborhood associations in the US have lodged complaints with native legislation enforcement businesses, demanding thorough investigations and enhanced safety measures for locations of worship.
US authorities, he mentioned, are treating these acts of vandalism as hate crimes and are at present conducting investigations. A number of members of the US Congress have additionally urged federal and state safety businesses to undertake a broader technique to counter rising “hate crimes” focusing on Hindus in the nation.