BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 10. The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) has expressed solidarity with the Sikh community protesting in India.
This was reported on BIG’s official page on the social media platform “X.”
According to the report, leaders and representatives of the Sikh community held a protest in front of the Panjokhra Sahib Police Station in Ambala and called on the Indian government to “take immediate and impartial action against anti-Khalistan activists” (Khalistan is a movement to establish an independent Sikh state within the Indian state of Punjab).
“BIG expresses solidarity with the Sikh community and calls on the Indian government to ensure equal protection for all under the law, hold the perpetrators accountable, ensure due process, and protect Sikh religious sites and community representatives,” the statement reads.
On August 7, a clash broke out in the city of Ambala in the Indian state of Haryana between Sikhs and activists opposing the movement to establish an independent state of Khalistan. Two police officers were injured during the incident. The police detained two young Sikhs, after which community representatives staged a protest in front of the police station, demanding their release.
