Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday admitted that he didn’t present India with actual proof relating to the homicide of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil.
Trudeau, who will testify earlier than the nation’s overseas interference inquiry, stated Canada offered solely intelligence and no proof earlier than publicly accusing India of killing Nijjar.
Trudeau appeared earlier than the committee amid Canada’s strained ties with India following Ottawa’s newest accusation in opposition to India for “selling legal actions on its territory.”
Trudeau reiterated his declare to the committee that there’s “credible proof” that Indian brokers had been concerned within the homicide of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
He additionally named gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who was beforehand named by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as being concerned in Nijjar’s homicide.
At a information convention Monday evening, Brigitte Gauvin, deputy commissioner of the RCMP, claimed Bishnoi was related to brokers of the Authorities of India for concentrating on members of the pro-Khalistani motion in Canada.
The diplomatic row reached a stalemate after Canada referred to as Indian diplomats in Ottawa “individuals of curiosity”, accusing them of being concerned within the homicide of Hardeep Singh Nijjar final September.