US envoy Garcetti stresses peaceful expression amid protests, ensures safety for Indian students in America

Emphasising on the American values of freedom of expression, Garcetti underlined that it would be 'unacceptable' if anything goes over the line, where somebody feels individually threatened.

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing pro-Palestine protests rocking US universities, the ambassador of the US to India Eric Garcetti on Friday stressed that the opinions should be expressed in a ‘peaceful’ manner, underlining that ‘nobody should feel threatened’.

Emphasising on the American values of freedom of expression, Garcetti underlined that it would be ‘unacceptable’ if anything goes over the line, where somebody feels individually threatened.

“It’s the moment, you know, having a lot of discord in the world. And we in America believe opinions should be expressed, but nobody should feel threatened. If anything goes over the line where somebody feels individually threatened. That’s something that’s unacceptable, and there will be consequences,” said Envoy Garcetti during an interview with ANI.

“At the same time, people do have that right to express their opinions, their differences in a peaceful manner, in a way where we can agree to disagree, agree, or we can respect each other’s different opinions. And that’s, I think, the goal for all of us,” he added.

Colleges across the United States are grappling with escalating unrest as pro-Palestinian protests sweep through their campuses, prompting administrators to implement unprecedented measures to address the intensifying situation, as per CNN.