Police broke up a second day of protests outside a Brampton, Ont., Hindu temple where violent weekend clashes led to arrests and added fuel to already fiery Canada-India diplomatic relations. Groups that backed Monday's demonstration suggested it was held in response to the previous day's protests at the temple by Sikh separatists who seek an independent nation called Khalistan.

“The attack by Khalistanis on the Hindu-Canadian devotees inside the premises of the Hindu Sabha temple in Brampton shows how deep and brazen has Khalistani violent extremism has become in Canada,” wrote Liberal MP Chandra Arya, who represents an Ottawa riding, on X.

A Hindu temple near Toronto where violence erupted over the weekend was the site of another demonstration this week that police broke up after they say weapons were spotted in the crowd. Peel Regional Police said in social media updates that the demonstration in Brampton,