Raising their voice against racial attacks on Indians living in the United States, the All India Students’ Association (AISA) organised a protest outside Teen Murti Bhavan on Thursday.
Gyarah Murti statue
The students had planned to assemble at the iconic Gyarah Murti statue and then march towards the U.S. Embassy. However, the police only permitted the students to protest outside the Nehru Planetarium at Teen Murti Bhavan.
PM silent
AISA members said three persons of Indian origin were killed or attacked in the U.S. in a span of 10 days but Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Ministry of External Affairs are yet to break their silence over the attacks.
“Srinivas [Kuchibhotla] and Harnish [Patel] were killed in the attack, while Deep Rai was injured. Racist and communal attacks have increased on racial minorities as well in the U.S. ‘Go back to your country’ is what racist attackers said before firing at racial minorities,” said Neeraj Kumar of AISA.
AISA national president Sucheta De said the increase in racist attacks in the U.S. is a direct result of hate propaganda lead by President Donald Trump. She added that Union Ministers who are so prompt in terming Indian citizens anti-India when they raise their voice for their rights have remained silent despite attacks on Indians in the U.S.
Need for accountability
“The American President must be held accountable for the hate killings. We’re here not just to demand justice for Srinivas, Harnish and Deep, but accountability of the U.S. government in putting an end to the atmosphere of hate in U.S.,” said Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union president Mohit Pandey.
“It’s shameful that our government is more concerned about pro-America loyalties than lives of Indian people,” he added.
