"Khalistan" Flags Draped Over Himachal Assembly Gates, Grafitti On Walls
NDTV
An intelligence alert issued on April 26 had warned of such an incident.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has ordered an investigation after flags of "Khalistan" were found draped over the gates and boundary wall of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Dharamshala this morning. Pro-Khalistan grafitti was also painted the walls. The state police said they suspect the involvement of tourists from Punjab.
The state, Chief Minister Thakur said, will review the security along the borders with neighbouring states -- Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, and Punjab. Himachal Pradesh attracts tourists from across India.
"It might have happened late at night or early morning today," Khushal Sharma, the police chief of Kangra region, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
"We have removed the Khalistan flags from the Vidhan Sabha gate. It could be an act of some tourists from Punjab. We are going to register a case today," Mr Sharma said.
