Amid the continued dimplomatic slugfest, India on Monday summoned Canadian envoy. Canadian Chargé d’Affaires Stewart Wheeler reached the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) Monday night after receiving the summon. Quickly after the assembly, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs introduced to withdraw its Excessive Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma and different diplomatic workers who’re on the centre of the contemporary diplomatic row.
#WATCH | Delhi: Canadian Chargé d’Affaires Stewart Wheeler reaches the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) after being summoned by the Ministry. pic.twitter.com/iKbdUvoXbM
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In an announcement launched late night, the MEA mentioned, “The Canadian Cost d’Affaires was summoned by Secretary (East) this night. He was knowledgeable that the baseless focusing on of the Indian Excessive Commissioner and different diplomats and officers in Canada was fully unacceptable. It was underlined that in an environment of extremism and violence, the Trudeau Authorities’s actions endangered their security. We’ve no religion within the present Canadian Authorities’s dedication to make sure their safety. Due to this fact, the Authorities of India has determined to withdraw the Excessive Commissioner and different focused diplomats and officers.”
The MEA additional mentioned, “It was additionally conveyed that India reserves the precise to take additional steps in response to the Trudeau Authorities’s help for extremism, violence and separatism in opposition to India.”
Canada had despatched a diplomatic communication to India accusing Indian Excessive Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma of interefering within the ongoing investigation within the homicide of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. “The Authorities of India strongly rejects these preposterous imputations and ascribes them to the political agenda of the Trudeau Authorities that’s centered round vote financial institution politics,” mentioned the MEA in an announcement launched earlier through the day.
The MEA mentioned that Canada has additionally not given any proof within the allegations it levelled in opposition to India. “Since Prime Minister Trudeau made sure allegations in September 2023, the Canadian Authorities has not shared a shred of proof with the Authorities of India, regardless of many requests from our facet. This newest step follows interactions which have once more witnessed assertions with none details. This leaves little doubt that on the pretext of an investigation, there’s a deliberate technique of smearing India for political positive aspects,” mentioned the MEA.
India additionally not directly accused Canadian PM Justin Trudeau of supporting Khalistani extremism for vote financial institution politics. “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 overtly related to an extremist and separatist agenda concerning India, mentioned the MEA.
