Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped a bomb when he admitted the presence of Khaslistani supporters within the nation, however stated they don’t symbolize the Sikh neighborhood in Canada as an entire. Trudeau’s admission in regards to the presence of Khalistani supporters vindicates India’s stance that the Canadian authorities is harboring pro-Khalistani components.
He additionally stated that there are Hindu supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Canada, however additionally they don’t symbolize the Hindu neighborhood as an entire in Canada.
“There are lots of supporters of Khalistan in Canada, however they don’t symbolize the Sikh neighborhood as an entire. There are supporters of the Modi authorities in Canada, however they don’t symbolize all Hindu Canadians as an entire,” Trudeau stated in his speech. to the Indian neighborhood throughout Diwali celebrations on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill.
Trudeau’s feedback got here amid a rising diplomatic row between India and Canada over the homicide of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Ties between each international locations grew to become strained in September 2023, when Trudeau alleged position of Indian brokers within the homicide of Nijjar.
Nijjar, a terrorist needed by the Indian authorities, was shot lifeless outdoors a gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18, 2023.
Final month, ties took a nosedive when Canada rated the Indian Excessive Commissioner is a ‘individual of curiosity’ in his investigation into Nijjar’s homicide. India vehemently dismissed the brand new accusation and downgraded ties with Canadacalling his Excessive Commissioner in Ottawa and expelling six Canadian diplomats from the nation.
The Ministry of Overseas Affairs has repeatedly stated that the Canadian authorities didn’t share even the slightest proof of India’s involvement in Nijjar’s homicide regardless of repeated requests.
He additionally accused Trudeau of enjoying vote financial institution politics and never doing sufficient to deal with separatist components on Canadian soil.
