Washington: Now America has also jumped into the ongoing dispute between India and Canada regarding the case of Khalistan supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar. In this regard, America gave a statement that India is not cooperating with Canada in the investigation. In this regard, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in his daily press conference, “If we talk about Canada's case, we have made it clear that The allegations are extremely serious and should be taken seriously. We wanted the Indian government to cooperate with Canada in the investigation. Obviously, he has not chosen that path.”
However, America has currently refrained from commenting on the India-Canada diplomatic dispute. “I don't want to comment on it,” Miller said. But as we have said before, these are serious allegations. And we want India to take these seriously and cooperate with Canada's investigation. But he has now chosen another path.”
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Let us inform you that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had alleged on Tuesday that Indian government officials were involved in the murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey in June last year. Trudeau alleged that, “The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the country's national police force, has clear and convincing evidence that agents of the Government of India have been and continue to be engaged in activities that pose a significant threat to public safety.” There is danger. This included covert intelligence gathering techniques, coercive behavior targeting South Asian Canadians, and engagement in more than a dozen threatening and violent acts, including murder. this is unacceptable.”
#WATCH | “I don’t have any further comment beyond what the two countries have said publicly. We have urged them (India and Canada) to cooperate, and we’ll continue to do that. I will defer to those two countries to speak to the relevant status of the matter…” says US Department… pic.twitter.com/Wnx75Dq8P9
— ANI (@ANI) October 15, 2024
Meanwhile, India rejected these allegations and not only recalled its High Commissioner from Canada, but also expelled six of its diplomats from New Delhi. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “Since certain allegations were made by Prime Minister Trudeau in September 2023, the Government of Canada has not shared a single piece of evidence with the Government of India despite multiple requests from our side. This latest step comes after talks in which claims were again made without any facts. This leaves no doubt that this is a deliberate strategy to defame India for political gain under the pretext of investigation.”
The Foreign Ministry said, “Prime Minister Trudeau's hostile attitude towards India has been visible for a long time. Trudeau had visited India in 2018 with the aim of cultivating the vote bank, but the visit proved to be uncomfortable for him. His cabinet includes individuals who are openly associated with extremist and separatist agenda regarding India. “His clear interference in India’s internal politics in December 2020 shows how far he wanted to go in this regard.”
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“His government was dependent on a political party whose leaders openly support separatist ideology against India, which made matters worse,” the ministry said. His government, which has been criticized for ignoring foreign interference in Canadian politics, has deliberately included India in an effort to minimize the damage. This latest development targeting Indian diplomats is now the next step in that direction. It is no coincidence that this comes at a time when Prime Minister Trudeau is scheduled to testify before a commission on foreign interference. “It also promotes the anti-India separatist agenda that the Trudeau government has consistently promoted for narrow political gains.”
India also said the Trudeau government has knowingly harbored violent extremists and terrorists with the intention of harassing, intimidating and intimidating Indian diplomats and community leaders in Canada. “This also includes issuing death threats to diplomats and Indian leaders,” the ministry said. All these activities have been justified in the name of freedom of expression. Work was done rapidly to grant citizenship to some individuals who had entered Canada illegally. “Many extradition requests have been ignored by the Government of India in respect of terrorists and organized crime leaders resident in Canada.” (with agency input)
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