Pro-Khalistan protesters set Indian consulate on fire in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO - A group of pro-Khalistan protesters set on fire Indian consulate in San Francisco on Sunday.

The protesters poured flammable material at the entrance of the Indian mission in San Francisco and set the building ablaze.

Meanwhile, the Sikh community held a protest demonstration in front of United Nations Office in Geneva to highlight atrocities of the Modi government in India and release of political prisoners of the Sikh community.

This protest is significant as the 53rd session of Human Rights Council is underway in UN Office in Geneva wherein human rights organizations and diplomats from around the world are participating.

The protesters were chanting slogans and carrying placards against the Modi government.

Addressing the protesters, the speakers said: “Those who speak for the rights of the Sikh community in India and invoke the name of Khalistan are unconstitutionally and illegally imprisoned. The prisoners are not released even after the punishment given by the courts, which is a blatant violation of the Geneva Convention and the international law. This is totally unconstitutional and illegal.”

They said that atrocities against Sikhs and other religious minorities were increasing day by day in India.

The speakers asked the international community to take notice of cruelties against Sikhs, their extra-constitutional killings and forced disappearances in India. “We will continue our struggle till the establishment of Khalistan,” they said.