Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie has expelled an Indian diplomat in connection with the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18. According to the report of news agency AP, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has claimed India's involvement in the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie expelled an Indian diplomat on Monday.
Let us tell you that this action has taken place after the statement of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in which he had said that the country's security agencies are investigating the connection between the Indian government and the murder of a Khalistani terrorist.
Indian diplomat expelled
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie said that the Indian intelligence chief in Canada has been expelled. Jolie said that if this proved true, it would be a major violation of our sovereignty and the most basic rule of how countries should treat each other. As quoted by AP, Jolie said that as a result we have expelled a top Indian diplomat.
Investigation of Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case
He also said that Justin Trudeau had raised this matter with US President Joe Biden. Speaking in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canadian security agencies are actively investigating a possible connection between Indian government agents and the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen. Trudeau said that he had also raised this issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the G20 summit.
Indian government should cooperate with Canada
The Canadian Prime Minister said that Canada has conveyed its deep concerns to top intelligence security officials of the Indian government. Last week, at the G20, I put them forward personally and directly to Prime Minister Modi in no uncertain terms. He said that in the strongest terms I urge the Government of India to cooperate with Canada to get to the bottom of this matter.
Trudeau said he knows some members of the Indo-Canadian community feel intimidated, and called for calm. Public Security Minister Dominic LeBlanc said that Canada's National Security Advisor and the head of the spy service have traveled to India to meet their counterparts and face the allegations of Indian intelligence agencies.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar shot dead
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, wanted by the Government of India, was killed in a shootout on June 18 this year. Nijjar was shot dead outside a Gurudwara. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh on Nijjar after he was accused of conspiring to murder a Hindu priest in Jalandhar, Punjab in 2022. The conspiracy to murder the priest was hatched by Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF). Nijjar, who lives in Canada, was the chief of KTF.
Khalistan extremism discussed in G20 summit
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a press conference at the G20 summit in Delhi on September 10 that he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had discussed Khalistani extremism and foreign interference during their meeting on the sidelines of the summit. He had said that in the last few years we have discussed those issues with PM Modi many times.
Violence against Indian diplomats
Soon after, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office said that the PM had expressed his deep concern to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the anti-India activities being carried out by extremist elements in Canada. He (Prime Minister Modi) conveyed our strong concerns about the continuation of anti-India activities by extremist elements in Canada. They are promoting separatism and inciting violence against Indian diplomats, damaging diplomatic premises, and threatening the Indian community and their places of worship in Canada.
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