INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday said that no form of extremism or violence is acceptable in the UK and his
government is working closely with the Indian government to tackle pro-Khalistan extremism.Sunak while speaking to the news agency ANI said
the two countries have working groups to share intelligence and information so that this kind of violent extremism can be rooted out."It's
a really important question and let me just say unequivocally that no form of extremism or violence like that is acceptable in the UK
Our security Minister recently was just in India talking to his counterparts
We have working groups together to share intelligence and information so that we can root out this kind of violent extremism
It's not right and I won't tolerate it in the UK," he added.The National Investigation Agency is probing the attack on Indian High
Commission in London by pro-Khalistan elements in March this year.The anti-terror agency has registered a First Information Report (FIR)
based on the orders of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and began its probe into the incident in which the Tricolour at the Indian high
commission in London was pulled down
India had lodged strong protest with the UK over the incident.Rishi Sunak reached India earlier in the day to take part in the G20 Summit
being held in New Delhi on September 9 and 10
He is accompanied by his wife Akshata Murty.
