Indian-Americans protest outside UN headquarters against Pulwama attack
New York, March 4
Braving wintry weather, a large number of Indian-Americans held a protest in front of the United Nations headquarters here against the Pulwama attack and demanded that Pakistan take action against terror groups operating on its soil.
On February 14, a terrorist of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a bus in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, killing 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel.
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The protesters from across this city gathered at the UN headquarters on Sunday, holding placards and raising slogans against the terror machinery operating on Pakistani soil and demanded swift action against the JeM and its leader Masood Azhar.
Jagdish Sewhani, president of ‘The American India Public Affairs Committee’ and one of the organizers of the event, told PTI that Indian-Americans, including professionals and students, were expressing their anger at the “continued state sponsorship of terrorism by Pakistan across the world”.
The protesters raised slogans against all major terrorist attacks originating from Pakistan such as the 2008 Mumbai 26/11 attack, the Uri attack and the 2001 Indian Parliament attack among others.
“We are protesting against Pakistan’s cross-border terrorism in India and Afghanistan and sponsorship of global terrorism that has affected many countries around the world,” Anugula said.
Several people from other South Asian nations such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal also joined the protest.
Richard Benkin, a Jewish-American at the protest, said the international community stood in solidarity with India, noting that Pakistan’s support for terrorism would not go unquestioned any longer.
The crowd raised slogans and held placards with messages reading ‘Hand over Masood Azhar–Global Terrorist’, ‘Pakistan Stop Harbouring Terrorists’ and ‘Pakistan Export Goods, not Terrorism’.
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Protesters also spoke about the high casualties resulting from terrorism supported and launched from the Pakistani soil. They demanded that the UN make Pakistan accountable for the Pulwama, Mumbai and other terror attacks.
They also demanded that Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav be set free.
The protesting organizations also plan to send a memorandum of their demands to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Pramod Bhagat, president of India World Foundation USA, said there was a need to reach out to the US lawmakers. PTI
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