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Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami Barred from Glasgow Gurdwara Amid Diplomatic Tensions

<p> <br &sol;>&NewLine;<br &sol;>&NewLine; &Tab; Photo<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&Tab; Incident Triggers concerns over Sikhs&&num;8217&semi; treatment and strained India-UK relations&Tab; &Tab;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;LONDON&colon; In a recent incident&comma; Indian High Commissioner to Britain&comma; Vikram Doraiswami&comma; was denied entry into a Gurdwara Sahib in Glasgow&comma; Scotland&period; A video capturing the incident shows an individual obstructing Doraiswami from entering the Glasgow Gurdwara located on Albert Drive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Incident has occurred in the midst of a diplomatic dispute between India and Canada concerning the murder of Gangster Hardeep Singh Nijjar&period; The person in the video voiced concerns about the alleged mistreatment of Sikhs in Canada and other locations&comma; urging Sikhs to oppose Indian ambassadors&&num;8217&semi; visits&comma; reminiscent of the Glasgow incident&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Following this encounter&comma; Doraiswami chose to withdraw and departed from the location&period; The individual in the video continued to instruct Doraiswami not to return to the Gurdwara&period; Reports suggest that India has formally raised this matter with the British Foreign Ministry&comma; underscoring the gravity of the situation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Indian High Commissioner had intended to meet with the Gurdwara Committee of the Glasgow Gurdwara on Albert Drive during his visit&period; The incident&comma; coming in the wake of heightened tension after Hardeep Singh Nijjar&&num;8217&semi;s murder&comma; has drawn attention to the alleged targeting of British Sikhs&comma; paralleling previous cases involving Avtar Singh Khanda and Jagtar Singh Johal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Notably&comma; The Indian High Commission and the Ministry of External Affairs in London are anticipated to provide a formal response&comma; addressing the incident and its implications&comma; as the international community closely watches the evolving situation&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab; end-of <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;

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