New Delhi:
In a late evening submit by the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, India affirmed its stand on the large diplomatic row with Canada. Placing the accountability of the disastrous diplomatic fallout squarely on Justin Trudeau, the overseas ministry reiterated that “Canada has offered us with no proof by any means”.
In its terse-but-sharp response to Mr Trudeau’s deposition on the Fee of Inquiry, the overseas ministry wrote in its post-midnight assertion that “What we’ve got heard immediately solely confirms what we’ve got been saying persistently all alongside – Canada has offered us (India) no proof by any means in assist of the intense allegations that it has chosen to stage towards India and Indian diplomats”
Placing the onus of the grave diplomatic state of affairs solely on the incumbent Prime Minister of Canada’s conduct, the assertion famous that “The accountability for the harm that this cavalier behaviour has precipitated to India-Canada relations lies with Prime Minister Trudeau alone.”
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JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S LATEST REMARKS
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified earlier than a Fee of Inquiry on Wednesday the place he acknowledged and admitted that he solely had intelligence-based hypothesis and no “exhausting evidentiary proof” when he alleged the involvement of Indian authorities brokers within the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar final yr.
Stung by India’s sharp rebuttal to his “absurd” allegations, and fewer than 48 hours after New Delhi kicked out six prime Canadian diplomats over their Prime Minister’s “politically motivated” behaviour, Mr Trudeau tried to hit again aggressively claiming that “The Indian authorities made a horrific mistake in pondering that they might intrude as aggressively as they did within the security and sovereignty of Canada.”
Testifying earlier than the general public inquiry into overseas interference in federal electoral processes and democratic establishments, Mr Trudeau went on to allege that Indian diplomats have been “accumulating data on Canadians who’re in disagreement” with the Authorities of India and allegedly “passing it to the best ranges inside the Indian authorities and felony organisations just like the Lawrence Bishnoi gang” – one other declare that neither Mr Trudeau, nor the Canadian authorities or authorities have any proof of.
When the identical declare was made by Mr Trudeau two days in the past, New Delhi had mentioned in its assertion on the time that, “The Canadian authorities has not shared a shred of proof with the Authorities of India, regardless of many requests from our aspect. This newest step follows interactions which have once more witnessed assertions with none information. This leaves little doubt that on the pretext of an investigation, there’s a deliberate technique of smearing India for political positive factors.”
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TRUDEAU’S SUPPORT TO ‘KHALISTAN’ EXTREMISTS
India has repeatedly mentioned that the primary situation between the 2 nations is that of Canada, particularly Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, giving area and shelter to pro-Khalistan separatists and extremists working from Canadian soil with impunity.
Mr Trudeau has additionally been seen brazenly supporting radicals by attending separatist rallies and even sharing area with declared terrorists. Mr Trudeau has tried to justify such actions by calling it “Canadian freedom of speech and expression”.
India has acknowledged that the explanation behind Mr Trudeau’s phrases and actions are “his vote financial institution” – extremists and radicals who’re essential for his electoral positive factors.
“Prime Minister Trudeau’s hostility to India has lengthy been in proof. In 2018, his go to to India, which was geared toward currying favour with a vote financial institution, rebounded to his discomfort. His Cupboard has included people who’ve brazenly related to an extremist and separatist agenda relating to India. His bare interference in Indian inner politics in December 2020 confirmed how far he was keen to go on this regard. That his authorities was depending on a political social gathering, whose chief brazenly espouses a separatist ideology vis-a-vis India, solely aggravated issues,” the Authorities of India had mentioned in an announcement.
Justin Trudeau’s newest remarks come two days after he referred to as the Indian Excessive Commissioner a “particular person of curiosity” within the “homicide” investigation of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Nijjar. India trashed Mr Trudeau’s allegations, describing them as “preposterous imputations.”
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was declared a terrorist by India, was shot useless outdoors a gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18 final yr.