India-Canada Row: Amid the continuing row over the homicide of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, recalled Indian envoy to Canada Sanjay Verma has made some explosive claims that reveal the Justin Trudeau authorities’s actual intention. Verma alleged that Khalistani extremists and terrorists are ‘deep property’ of Canada Safety Intelligence Service (CSIS).
Talking to Canada-based CTV Information, Ambassador Verma accused the Canadian authorities of ‘encouraging’ Khalistani extremists, an allegation repeatedly made by the Ministry of Exterior Affairs of India. “Khalistani extremists are being inspired on a regular basis. That is my allegation, I additionally know that a few of these Khalistani extremists and terrorists are deep property of CSIS, once more I’m not giving any proof,” the Ambassador mentioned. This may be seen as a taunt to PM Trudeau who has accused India of plotting assaults on Canadian soil however didn’t give any proof thus far.
“We solely need the Canadian regime of the day, the federal government of the day to know my core issues sincerely relatively than being bedfellows with those that try to problem Indian sovereignty and territorial integrity…What occurs in India will likely be determined by Indian Residents. These Khalistani extremists are usually not Indian residents, they’re Canadian residents and no nation ought to permit its residents to problem the sovereignty of one other nation,” he added.
Ambassador Verma additionally rejected allegations levelled by the Canadian authorities in opposition to him. He defined that monitoring pro-Khalistani parts in Canada is a matter of nationwide curiosity, and his workforce gathers data by means of open sources. “We learn the newspapers, we learn their statements since we perceive Punjabi, so we learn their social media posts and attempt to infer from there,” Verma clarified.
The Ambassador’s assertion comes days after Canada labelled the Excessive Commissioner and 5 different Indian diplomats as “individuals of curiosity” within the killing of NIA-designated terrorist Hardeep Nijjar, following which India issued a powerful condemnation and recalled six diplomats together with Verma.
The ties between India and Canada soured after Trudeau alleged within the Canadian Parliament final 12 months that he had “credible allegations” of India’s hand within the killing of Nijjar. India has denied all of the allegations, calling them “absurd” and “motivated” and has accused Canada of giving area to extremist and anti-India parts of their nation. (With ANI inputs)
