Anti and pro-India groups scuffle in London |
At several points, the Indian flag was torn by hand and shredded underfoot, and protesters on both sides traded slogans and insults. An anti-India protest outside the Indian High Commission on Republic Day, a day on which groups have held protests annually, took a new form on Jan 26 as scuffles took place between anti-India and pro-India groups, and police were forced to intervene. At several points, the Indian flag was torn by hand and shredded underfoot, and protesters on both sides shouted slogans and insults at each other. The anti-India `Black Day` protest was organised by Lord Nazir Ahmed, a non-affiliated Member of the House of Lords, a day after he launched a new campaign, which includes five vans with billboards championing separatist movements, including “Free Kashmir,” “Free Khalistan,” “Free Assam,” “Free Nagaland” and “Free Manipur,” and will drive across central London. In the early afternoon, the vans gathered outside the High Commission, with the two camps — the anti India camp and the counter-protesters initially separated by police — gathering opposite each other leading to heated exchanges.
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