Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) strongly criticised Canadian authorities’s ‘hostility’ on Monday whereas rejecting a diplomatic word that named Indian Excessive Commissioner and different diplomats within the ongoing investigation of Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing. The international ministry labeled the claims as ‘baseless’ and dubbed them to be politically motivated transfer by the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau authorities.
In a strongly worded assertion, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs stated that Prime Minister Trudeau’s hostility towards India has been evident for a very long time. The discharge pointed to Trudeau’s 2018 go to to India, claiming that the journey was geared toward interesting to his political vote financial institution, however finally backfired, inflicting him discomfort.
“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,” the assertion additional learn.
The Ministry of Exterior Affairs condemned Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his “bare interference” in India’s inner politics, highlighting his actions in December 2020 as proof of how far he was keen to go. The assertion additional identified that “Trudeau’s authorities” depends on a political celebration whose chief “overtly espouses a separatist ideology” towards India, additional aggravating tensions between the 2 nations.
The MEA assertion stated, “We’ve got acquired a diplomatic communication from Canada yesterday suggesting that the Indian Excessive Commissioner and different diplomats are ‘individuals of curiosity’ in a matter associated to an investigation in that nation. 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.”
The Ministry of Exterior Affairs accused the Trudeau authorities of permitting violent extremists and terrorists in Canada to focus on Indian diplomats and neighborhood leaders by way of threats, harassment, and even demise threats. The MEA claimed that these actions have been defended underneath the guise of freedom of speech.
“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 info. This leaves little doubt that on the pretext of an investigation, there’s a deliberate technique of smearing India for political positive factors,” the international ministry’s press launch added.
In keeping with MEA’s assertion, as Canada was dealing with criticism for ignoring international interference in Canadian politics, Trudeau’s authorities has now concerned India to try to deflect among the blame. “This newest growth focusing on Indian diplomats is now the following step in that course. It’s no coincidence that it takes place as Prime Minister Trudeau is to depose earlier than a Fee on international interference. It additionally serves the anti-India separatist agenda that the Trudeau Authorities has consistently pandered to for slim political positive factors,” the discharge stated.
