Hours after Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat as it investigated the potential link between the Indian government and the killing of a Khalistani terrorist, India expelled a Canadian diplomat based in India in retaliation.
After Canada on Monday expelled a top Indian diplomat as it investigated the potential link between the Indian government and the killing of a Khalistani terrorist, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs strongly rejected the allegations, claiming that they are 'absurd' and 'motivated'.바카라 웹사이트India decided바카라 웹사이트to expel a바카라 웹사이트senior Canadian diplomat in retaliation and asked him to leave India in the next five days.
"We have seen and reject the statement of the Canadian Prime Minister in their Parliament, as also the statement by their Foreign Minister. Allegations of Government of India's involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated...We are a democratic polity with a strong commitment to rule of law," a statement issued by the MEA said after the head of바카라 웹사이트Indian intelligence in Canada was expelled.
Hours after the Indian diplomat was expelled, the High Commissioner of Canada to India was summoned today and informed about the decision of the Government of India to expel a senior Canadian diplomat based in India. "The concerned diplomat has been asked to leave India within the next five days. The decision reflects Government of India라이브 바카라 growing concern at the interference of Canadian diplomats in our internal matters and their involvement in anti-India activities," a statement by MEA said.
The Sikh activist바카라 웹사이트Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down on June바카라 웹사이트18 outside a sikh cultural centre in Surrey, British Columbia. Canadian Prime Minister Justin바카라 웹사이트Trudeau said that he brought up the matter with PM Narendra Modi during the G20 summit in New Delhi last week.바카라 웹사이트He said he told Modi that any Indian government involvement would be unacceptable and that he asked for cooperation in the investigation.
Relations between India and Canada have hit a new low amid rising protests by Khalistan activists. India has repeatedly highlighted바카라 웹사이트the threat posed by Khalistan extremists to the Indian diaspora in the past. In July this year, after Nijjar's killing,바카라 웹사이트India had바카라 웹사이트urgently called upon the Canadian government to take decisive action against Khalistan extremists who had planned to stage protest marches to Indian embassies in Toronto and Vancouver.바카라 웹사이트
During the recently concluded G20 summit, Trudeau바카라 웹사이트affirmed his country's commitment to defending freedom of peaceful protest while simultaneously asserting their determination to prevent violence and combat hatred.바카라 웹사이트