New Delhi, Nov 25: On Nijjar killing, Indian high commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma has urged Canada to release the evidence to back up their allegation in connection with the killing of pro-Khalistan militant Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
A massive diplomatic row between India and Canada was seen over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s accusation of possible Indian government involvement in the murder of Nijjar earlier this year.
It must be noted that in 2020, India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist.
Earlier this month, Verma in an interview with The Globe and Mail reiterated that neither Canada nor its allies have shown concrete evidence related to Nijjar’s killing.
He said, “there is no specific or relevant information provided in this case for us to assist them in the investigation.”
Why is India not cooperating in an investigation after Prime Minister Trudeau alleged India may be involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader on Canadian soil?
India’s High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma joins @ctvqp for his first TV interview since the… pic.twitter.com/BNi93TK2BI
— CTV Question Period (@ctvqp) November 24, 2023
On September 18, Canadian PM Trudeau told the House of Commons that there were “credible allegations” of a potential link between Indian agents and the killing of Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18.
5 Points that you must know:
In September this year, Indian reacted strongly reacted when PM Trudeau made the announcement at the Canadian Parliament. The Ministry of External Affairs called the allegations made by Trudeau as “absurd and motivated.”
– Following this, diplomat expulsion were done on both ends. Canada expelled an Indian diplomat posted in Ottawa while Delhi expelled a Canadian diplomat based in New Delhi.
– India also forced Canada to withdraw 41 of its diplomats from its High Commission in New Delhi.
-India also issued a travel advisory for Indian nationals travelling to Canada and cautioned students, professionals and tourists. Following which visa services in Canada was suspended and also stopped e-visa services. However, it was later resumed.
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