Pro-Khalistan Protesters Attack Indian Consulate In San Francisco

 In the backdrop of a police crackdown on radical preacher Amritpal Singh and his associates in Punjab, a group of pro-Khalistan protesters on Monday (March 20, 2023) attacked and damaged the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, US. Raising pro-Khalistan slogans, the protesters broke open the makeshift security barriers raised by the city police and installed two so-called Khalistani flags inside the Consulate premises, which were subsequently removed. Soon thereafter, a group of angry protesters also entered the consulate premises and started hitting the door and windows with the iron rods.

Reacting to the attack, the US condemned the "vandalism" and said "it's just absolutely unacceptable"

"We certainly condemn that — that vandalism. It's just absolutely unacceptable. The State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service is working with local authorities," John Kirby, the National Security Council coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House, told reporters at a daily news conference when asked about the incident.