Earlier Wednesday, thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, forcing emergency evacuation at each the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The chaos unfolded as the Chambers have been preparing to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win. At least 4 people today have been killed and 42 other folks arrested in the wake of the violent protests that took spot inside the US Capitol in Washington D.C.
During the protest, along with US flags, protestors have been spotted waving a tricolour. The use of Indian flag in the protest, nevertheless, did not go nicely with numerous Indians on social media.
Shiv Sena spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi, took to Twitter to slam the act and wrote, “Whoever is waving this Indian flag should feel ashamed. Don’t use our tricolour to participate in such violent & criminal acts in another country (sic).”
“Why is there an Indian flag there??? This is one fight we definitely don’t need to participate in… (sic),” wrote BJP leader Varun Gandhi.
“Why do I see our Indian flag too in this crowd supporting vandalism? Who is this person holding Indian flag! As an Indian I feel embarrassed on seeing this. We are not a part of this please (sic),” wrote senior journalist Sakshi Joshi.
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