‘LONDON RALLY SEEKS TO PROPAGATE SECESSIONISM’

NEWDELHI: India on Thursday said it has conveyed to the UK that the pro-khalistan rally to be held in London on August 12 will be “separatists’ activity” aimed at impinging on India’s territorial integrity.

The strong comments by the ministry of external affairs (MEA) came days after the UK turned down India’s request to not allow the rally to take place. MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said India has drawn the UK’S attention to the fact that the event is a “separatists’ activity which impinges on India’s territorial integrity”. “We have said that it seeks to propagate violence, secessionism and hatred and we expect them to take into account the larger perspective of the relationship when they take a decision on such matters,” Kumar said during a media briefing.

After receiving information about plans to hold similar events in certain other places in Europe and elsewhere, the MEA has written to Indian missions in those countries to take up the issue with local governments.

wanted in India. The report further adds that Pannun is also a known collaborator of Kashmiri separatist Ghulam Nabu Fai who served a prison term in the US on the charges of being on payrolls of the ISI, which the Indian security officials suspect is the real organiser of “Referendum 2020”.

“Few ISI officers are also visiting European countries and contacting Sikh extremist groups and leaders. Abbas Rana, an ISI