Vandalism in Canada park act of ‘hate crime’: Indian High Commission

Chandigarh, Oct 3 (IANS) Less than every week after the Brampton Municipal Corporation in Canada named a park as Shri Bhagavad Gita Park unfold over three.Seventy five acres, an act of vandalism become stated there with the Indian High Commission denouncing it as ‘hate crime’.

However, the Canadian police stated there was no proof of vandalism to the everlasting signal or any park structure. The Gita Park is probably the most effective park outdoor India to be named after the Holy scripture Bhagavad Gita.

Responding to the incident, the High Commission of India in Ottawa on Sunday stated, “We condemn the dislike crime at the Shri Bhagavad Gita Park in Brampton. We urge Canadian authorities & @PeelPolice to analyze and take activate movement at the perpetrators.”

A signal board for the Shri Bhagavad Gita Park was vandalised through miscreants.

“We found out that the signal was broken throughout the unique install & a city personnel member brought it back for unplanned upkeep & to reprint,” Mayor of Brampton, Patrick Brown, tweeted.

He stated the everlasting park signal is but to be established.

He posted his snap shots on Monday of his visit to the Shani Shri Vishwakarma Hindu Temple in Brampton.

Peel Regional Police tweeted, “The permanent signal is still awaiting the lettering to be carried out. There was no proof of vandalism to the everlasting sign or any park structure. It became a brief park sign used within the park naming ceremony.”

Strongly condemning the insidious and heinous act of vandalism, nearby Member of Parliament (MP) Sonia Sidhu stated, “I recognise that Peel Police is taking this count seriously and inspire every body with understanding of this crime or some other beneficial records to contact the police.”

Another MP Chandra Arya said in a declaration that that is the continuation of the dislike crime at the Hindu temples inside the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a effect of more and more vocal and organised anti-India and anti-Hindu organizations in Canada.

The Brampton Municipal Corporation on September 28 named a park as Shri Bhagavad Gita Park in ward wide variety VI.

As in line with the plan, the park will be beautifully landscaped and could have sculptures of Lord Krishna and Arjuna on a chariot, the two important characters of the Gita, besides a few other Hindu deities.

Lauding this initiative of renaming the park, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had stated this park becomes symbolic in further spreading the everlasting message of widespread brotherhood love and harmony as taught inside the holy Bhagavad Gita.

Speaking at the event, the Mayor had said: “I trust inside the teachings of the Gita. We are very thankful to the Hindu network and this park is a image of that friendship.”