We are not provoking… India gave a befitting reply and Canada’s PM Trudeau softened his tone.
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The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that allegations of Indian government involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Canada is not trying to provoke India by alleging a possible link between Indian government agents and the killing of Sikh terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Reuters quoted Trudeau as saying that the Indian government needs to take this matter very seriously. That’s what we’re doing, we’re not trying to instigate or escalate it. This comment of the Canadian Prime Minister comes after the uproar over his speech in Parliament.
Trudeau said in a speech to the House that over the past several weeks, Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a possible connection between Indian government agents and the murder of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar. His government also expelled a senior Indian diplomat. India has clearly denied the allegations. The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that allegations of Indian government involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated.
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