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

NEW DELHI: The ministry of exterior affairs on Friday expressed issues over a rising variety of incidents involving the defacement of Hindu temples with anti-India graffiti in the US in latest months.
Responding to a written question within the Lok Sabha, minister of state for exterior affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh stated the federal government is carefully monitoring the scenario and is taking the matter significantly.
“In latest months, there was an increase within the variety of situations of Hindu temples being defaced with anti-India graffiti in the US of America,” Singh stated.
He stated 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 within the US have lodged complaints with native regulation enforcement businesses, demanding thorough investigations and enhanced safety measures for locations of worship.
US authorities, he stated, 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 within the nation.