What did S Jaishankar say in the press conference that Canada has banned Australian channels?

New Delhi : India's Foreign Minister S. Canada banned a media outlet named Australia Today just hours after the broadcast of Jaishankar's press conference. Let us tell you, in this press conference, Jaishankar gave his opinion on the ongoing tension in India-Canada relations. Australia Today broadcast this press conference on its YouTube channel.

The Indian government has reacted strongly to this move and said that it is surprised by this decision of Canada. India also said the move revealed Canada's duplicitous attitude towards 'freedom of expression'. Australia Today had broadcast the joint press conference of Jaishankar and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

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Commenting on the issue, India's Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the ban was imposed just over an hour after the channel aired the press conference. India called it hypocrisy and said it reflected the duplicity of Canada, which talks about freedom of expression but itself restricts the same.

Randhir Jaiswal further said that you must have seen that Foreign Minister Jaishankar had mentioned three things in his media program in Sydney. The first thing that happened was that Canada made allegations and without any specific evidence a pattern developed. The second thing that he highlighted was that Indian diplomats in Canada were being monitored, which he called unacceptable. The third thing highlighted was that anti-India elements were given political space in Canada, hence you can conclude why Canada blocked Australia Today channel. For your information, let us tell you that this incident took place a few days after Khalistan supporters attacked a Hindu temple in Brampton, Canada.

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