A Sikh temple in Canada’s Calgary was spray painted with hateful graffiti. The world Sikh Organisation of Canada said a swastika was first seen on the temple building on Thursday morning which was also appeared at five other locations on the building a day later.
The Alberta police confirmed to Toronto Sun that the anti-racism and anti-graffiti co-ordinators were investigating the matter.
The WSO said they have experienced in an increase in racist, Islamophobic and anti-Semitic vandalism across Canada.
“These deplorable acts are motivated by ignorance and all Canadians must stand in solidarity to ensure that racist and discriminatory rhetoric is loudly rejected,” said Tejinder Singh Sidhu, vice-president of WSO.
The group said a Gurudwara in Edmonton was targeted in the same manner earlier this year. In September, anti-Sikh posters were put up in University of Alberta campus in Edmonton.
Political parties in Punjab (India) asked India’s central government to take up the issue with the Canadian government.
Punjab Congress president, Captain Amarinder Singh urged Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi to come up with a comprehensive policy to safeguard the Sikhs and their properties living outside India.
He said the Indian government had failed to raise the issue at an appropriate global forum.
Representatives of the Aam Aadmi Party also called on India’s central government to take necessary steps to restore faith and a sense of security among Sikhs.
Sukhbir Badal, president of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and deputy chief minister of Punjab also condemned the incident.
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