Raising the issue in Parliament, MP Chandra Arya said that Hindu Canadians are deeply pained by the rising Hinduphobia in Canada. Calling it an ‘alarming trend,’ he called upon Canada to stop rising hate-crimes against Hindus.Following the attack on the prominent temple in Canada’s Brampton, which was vandalized with anti-India graffiti, Indian-origin Member of Parliament in Canada, Chandra Arya, condemned the attack and raised the issue of ‘hate-crime’ in the Canadian parliament on Wednesday.
Raising the issue in the Parliament, Arya said, “Hindu Canadians are deeply pained by the rising Hinduphobia in Canada.” Calling it an “alarming trend,” he called upon Canada to stop rising hate-crimes against Hindus.
Earlier of Tuesday, he said, “The attack of Gauri Shankar Mandir in Brampton is latest in attacks on Hindu temples in Canada by anti-Hindu and anti-India groups. From hatred on social media, now physical attacks on Hindu temples, what next? I call on govt at levels in Canada to start taking this seriously.”
The founder and priest of the Gauri Shankar temple in Brampton urged the Indian government to revoke the passports of all those involved in the anti-India activities in Canada.
The Indian Consulate General in Toronto said the defacing of the temple had deeply hurt the sentiments of the Indian community in Canada.
“We have raised our concerns on the matter with Canadian authorities,” the consulate office said in a statement on Tuesday.