Hardeep Singh Nijjar Homicide Row: In a brand new flashpoint between India and Canada, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) has strongly refuted allegations reported in Canadian media, claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had prior information of the killing of a Sikh separatist chief in British Columbia and different violent plots. The report alleged that Canadian safety businesses suspect Prime Minister Modi was conscious of Nijjar’s killing in addition to ‘different violent plots’ in Canada.
Responding to the allegations revealed in The Globe and Mail, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal dismissed them as baseless and damaging to already strained relations between the 2 nations. “We don’t usually touch upon media reviews. Nevertheless, such ludicrous statements made to a newspaper purportedly by a Canadian authorities supply must be dismissed with the contempt they deserve. Smear campaigns like this solely additional injury our already strained ties,” Jaiswal stated.
The Globe and Mail article cited unnamed Canadian safety officers, alleging that intelligence assessments tied the assassination operations to India’s House Affairs Minister Amit Shah. The report additionally claimed that Nationwide Safety Adviser Ajit Doval and Exterior Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar had been concerned and recommended it was “unthinkable” that Prime Minister Modi was not knowledgeable concerning the plots to kill Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Whereas the report famous that Canada lacks direct proof linking Modi to the incidents, it relied on the assertion of a senior national-security official who speculated that discussions would have taken place amongst prime Indian officers earlier than any motion was carried out.
Even Canadian PM Justin Trudeau had admitted that Ottawa has no proof to show its allegations. In a press release earlier than the Fee in Parliament, Trudeau talked about that Canada has intelligence however no concrete proof relating to the matter. He added that whereas Canada is prepared to collaborate with India, efforts to interact in joint investigations have been met with refusal, with India unwilling to cooperate.
The Indian authorities’s sharp rebuttal highlights the continuing diplomatic tensions between the 2 nations, following earlier controversies over allegations of overseas interference and focused violence. These new claims are anticipated to additional pressure bilateral ties.
