Taking strong exception to an act of vandalism in which Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s statue was broken in Lahore on Tuesday, India said Pakistan has completely failed in its duty to prevent such incidents.
Giving out this terse message after social media was flooded with the video footage of a person vandalising the statue, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “We have seen disturbing reports in the media about the vandalisation. This is the third such incident wherein the statue has been vandalised since it was unveiled in 2019.”
Incidents of violence against minority communities, including attacks on their places of worship, their cultural heritage, and their private property, are increasing at an alarming rate. It was only 12 days ago that a mob attacked a Hindu temple in Rahim Yar Khan in Pakistan, he said.