Pro-Khalistan groups misusing asylum policy: India to UK

The authorities on Wednesday conveyed its issues at the misuse of the United Kingdom`s asylum repute with the aid of using pro-Khalistani factors to perform terrorist sports in India at the same time as asking British government to increase “tracking” and take “suitable proactive” movement in the course of the 5th India-UK Home Affairs Dialogue (HAD) held in Delhi.

The authorities additionally raised the problem of the safety breach closing month on the Indian excessive fee in London. Union domestic secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla led the talks on India`s behalf at the same time as the United Kingdom delegation turned into led with the aid of using everlasting secretary, domestic office, Sir Matthew Rycroft, with senior officials of each nations present.

“During the assembly each facets reviewed the continued cooperation and diagnosed similarly steps that may be taken to discover possibilities and synergies in advancing cooperation in counterterrorism, cyber protection and international deliver chains, drug trafficking, migration, extradition, anti-India sports withinside the UK such as pro-Khalistan extremism, amongst different issues,” a assertion issued with the aid of using the ministry of domestic affairs (MHA) stated.

“The Indian facet especially conveyed its issues at the misuse of UK`s asylum repute with the aid of using pro-Khalistani factors to resource and abet terrorist sports in India and asked higher cooperation with the United Kingdom and expanded tracking of UK-primarily based totally pro-Khalistan extremists and take suitable proactive movement,” the MHA stated.

India`s issues, the ministry added, over the breach of protection on the Indian excessive fee have been additionally emphasised.

In retaliation for a violent protest on the Indian undertaking in London on March 19, to which London police reacted late, the Indian authorities had eliminated barricades positioned out of doors the United Kingdom undertaking at Shantipath withinside the Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave and British excessive commissioner Alex Ellis`s house at Rajaji Marg.

The protests with the aid of using pro-Khalistan corporations out of doors Indian undertaking in London, which started quickly after Punjab Police released a statewide manhunt for radical preacher Amritpal Singh and his fans on March 18, have emerged as a clean irritant in India-UK relations.

The protesters shouted anti-India slogans and waved Khalistan flags, at the same time as Indian officers and others draped a large country wide flag at the roof of the undertaking. Another massive Indian flag turned into placed up out of doors the building.

The outside affairs ministry had referred to as withinside the maximum senior UK diplomat in New Delhi , Christina Scott, after the violence on the Indian undertaking to sign in a robust protest and to call for movement towards the ones concerned withinside the vandalism.

The MHA stated on Wednesday that the HAD assembly “concluded with each facets expressing pleasure with the continued partnership and agreeing to deepen bilateral engagement and hold the momentum for superior protection cooperation among the 2 nations”.

As stated with the aid of using HT closing month, Amritpal Singh`s primary handler Avtar Singh Khanda is likewise primarily based totally withinside the UK.

Besides, numerous different pro-Khalistan leaders are primarily based totally in London and were sporting out anti-India sports in affiliation with Pakistan.

The Indian authorities has every so often shared with the British authorities a listing of numerous people engaged in terrorist sports from its soil.