Tension erupted outside the Bangladesh High Commission in London on Sunday during a protest organized to express solidarity with minorities. The demonstration saw a confrontation between pro-Khalistan Sikh activists from ‘Sikhs for Justice’ and supporters of British Indian Hindu groups aligned with India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The protest, centered on allegations of killings of Hindus in Bangladesh, turned heated as both sides exchanged slogans and shoves before Metropolitan Police intervened to separate them and restore order.

During the protest, pro-Khalistan participants displayed flags and chanted anti-India slogans, accusing the Indian government of involvement in the deaths of Sikh leaders. Prominent Sikh activist Paramjit Singh Pamma, coordinator of the Khalistan Referendum campaign, confronted Hindu demonstrators and later claimed that India persecutes Sikhs, Muslims, and Christians while attempting to deflect human rights criticism toward Bangladesh. Indian security agencies list Pamma as a “most wanted terrorist,” though he maintains that no British court has convicted him or acted on any Indian extradition request.

The incident occurred amid strained India-Bangladesh relations following former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster and recent violent incidents in Dhaka involving Hindu and student victims.