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In the case of the killing of a Khalistani separatist in Canada, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India is not denying any investigation. Along with this, he has been asked to provide evidence regarding Canada’s allegations that Indian government agents were involved in the murder of a Khalistani separatist. Jaishankar made the remarks in response to questions at a program here with veteran journalist Lionel Barber titled How a billion people see the world.
S Jaishankar, who is here on a five-day official visit to Britain, said in response to a question that if you have any reason to make such an allegation, please share the evidence as we are not ruling out an investigation. He insisted that Canada had not shared any evidence with India to support its allegation.
Murder of Khalistani Hardeep Singh Nijhar
Relations between India and Canada have been strained since Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made allegations in September of the possible involvement of an Indian agent in the June 18 killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijhar in British Columbia, Canada. . India declared Nijhar a terrorist in 2020.
Prime Minister Trudeau’s allegations described as absurd
India has rejected Prime Minister Trudeau’s allegations as baseless. Referring to the pro-Khalistan activities in Canada, Jaishankar said that freedom of speech and expression comes with a certain responsibility and it would be very wrong to abuse those freedoms and tolerate this abuse for political purposes.
No action against the accused
Mentioned the attack on the Indian High Commission in Canada or bomb attacks on the High Commission and Consulate General and said that Indian diplomats were publicly intimidated while Canadian authorities did not take any action against the perpetrators.
Last week, Prime Minister Trudeau underlined that Canada does not currently want a war with India, but he repeated his accusations that Ottawa wants to work constructively with New Delhi on this serious matter.
Continuous communication with all stakeholders
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said that India has informed the American side of its serious concerns over the growing activities of Khalistani supporters in Canada. Kwatra recently said in New Delhi that as far as Canada is concerned, we are in constant dialogue with all our friends and partners. We have detailed and explained our position on this matter on several occasions.
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