Canada: After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested that there may have been a connection between the Indian government and the June execution of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canada on Monday expelled a senior Indian envoy. According to Trudeau, the national security agencies are looking into whether the Indian government was involved in the execution of the Khalistani terrorist. As a result, the chief of Indian intelligence in Canada, according to Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, has been expelled.
Canada Expels Indian Diplomat Amid Allegations of Sovereignty Violation
“If proven true, this would be a great violation of our sovereignty and of the most basic rule of how countries deal with each other,” Joly said. “As a consequence we have expelled a top Indian diplomat,” Joly said, as quoted by AP. She added that Joe Biden, the US president, had been contacted by Justin Trudeau about the issue. The execution of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was allegedly linked to operatives of the Indian government, according to credible claims made by the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, who was speaking at the House of Commons in Ottawa. “Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the Government of India and the killing of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar,” Trudeau said while speaking at the House of Commons in Ottawa.
Cooperation Needed to Unravel the Mystery Behind Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s Assassination
On June 18 of this year, a targeted gunshot killed the Indian government’s wanted man Hardeep Singh Nijjar. In Surrey, Nijjar was fatally shot outside a gurdwara. At the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the person with whom Trudeau claimed to have discussed the matter. “Canada has declared its deep concerns to the top intelligence security officials of the Indian government. Last week, at the G20, I brought them personally and directly to Prime Minister Modi in no uncertain terms,” the Canadian Prime Minister said. “In the strongest possible terms, I continue to urge the government of India to cooperate with Canada to get to the bottom of this matter,” he said.
PM Modi Raises Alarms Over ‘Anti-India Activities’ in Canada
PM Modi had discussed his grave concerns with Justin Trudeau about the ongoing “anti-India activities” being carried out by “extremist elements” in Canada during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. “He (Prime Minister Modi) conveyed our strong concerns about continuing anti-India activities of extremist elements in Canada. They are promoting secessionism and inciting violence against Indian diplomats, damaging diplomatic premises, and threatening the Indian community in Canada and their places of worship,” the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. The chief of Canada’s spy service and the nation’s national security advisor, according to Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, have headed to India to meet with their counterparts and present the charges to the Indian intelligence agencies. An ongoing homicide investigation, he said.
The Life and Crimes of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
On June 18 of this year, a targeted gunshot killed the Indian government’s wanted man Hardeep Singh Nijjar. In Surrey, Nijjar was fatally shot outside a gurdwara. Nijjar was given a Rs 10 lakh bounty by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2022 after being charged with planning to murder a Hindu priest in Jalandhar, Punjab. The Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) planned the plot to assassinate the priest. The head of the KTF was Nijjar, who was based in Canada.
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