Be Serious And Focus On The Facts; Canada Urges India On Sikh Leader Murder (twitter.com/narendramodi)
On Monday, Canadian Prime Minister alleged that the Indian government had links to the assassination of Khalistani separatist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Following they expelled an Indian diplomat based in Canada.
India, on Tuesday, released an official statement rejecting the allegation, and expelled the Canadian High Commissioner to India, asked him to leave in five days.
Canadian PM on Tuesday urged India to deal the issue with utmost seriousness, and said that Canada has no intention to escalate the tensions.
The India-Canada relations are getting more worse day-by-day, and amid the escalating tensions Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said that he is “not looking to provoke or escalate” the matter, but is “simply laying out the facts”.
The PM also urged that the government of India should address the matter with utmost seriousness, addressing the media.
“We are doing that, we are not looking to provoke or escalate, we are simply laying out the facts as we understand them and we want to work with the government of India”, he said.
“It is extremely serious, and it has far-reaching consequences in international law… We”re going to remain calm. We are going to remain grounded in our democratic principles and values. We are going to follow the evidence and make sure, the work is done to a whole people”, the PM added.
#WATCH | Ottawa: Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau says, “The government of India needs to take this matter with the utmost seriousness. We are doing that, we are not looking to provoke or escalate, we are simply laying out the facts as we understand them and we want to… pic.twitter.com/NyJbdxVJm6
— ANI (@ANI) September 19, 2023
What happened so far?
The incident is a continuation of the controversial claims made by the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on Monday. He was addressing the Parliament and alleged that the Indian government had links to the assassination of Khalistani separatist, Hardeep Nijjar.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar was the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), and was gunned down by unidentified assailants, on June 18, 2023 outside a gurdwara in British Columbia.
As per the records of India’s NIA, an investigation agency, the 45-year old Nijjar was an “absconder”, and carried a substantial cash reward of Rs 10 lakhs on his head. He was also designated by the Indian government as a “terrorist” under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Justin Trudeau believes that Indian agents killed Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada
Khalistani terrorist Nijjar was involved in targeted killings in India. He was shot dead by unidentified men in June
Now, Canadian PM is running Khalistan Movement pic.twitter.com/uEZEEliFw8
— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) September 19, 2023
Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly also supported the PM’s claim and issued a statement.
My statement on allegations surrounding the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. pic.twitter.com/auIyj194A8
— Mélanie Joly (@melaniejoly) September 19, 2023
In continuation, on Monday, an Indian diplomat in Canada was expelled by the country’s government as part of the investigation initiated by the Canadian Prime Minister.
On Tuesday, Indian MEA released an official document rejecting the Canadian government’s allegation saying it as “absurd and motivated”.
“We have seen and reject the statement of the Canadian Prime Minister in their Parliament, as also the statement by their Foreign Minister”, reads the MEA issued official statement.
Soon after releasing the official statement, Indian government expelled a senior Canadian diplomat, Cameron MacKay, based in Delhi and asked him to leave the country within five days. He was the Canadian High Commissioner to India.
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