The Indian government has rejected “absurd” allegations it was behind the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a B.C. Sikh leader, and is expelling a Canadian diplomat in return.
“Over the past number of weeks, Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of India and the killing of a Canadian citizen,” Trudeau said.
“Such unsubstantiated allegations seek to shift the focus from Khalistani terrorists and extremists, who have been provided shelter in Canada and continue to threaten India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” India’s Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. “This would be a grave violation of our sovereignty and of the most basic rule of how countries deal with each other. We’ve been clear — we will not tolerate any form of foreign interference,” Joly said.
His June death sent shockwaves through Metro Vancouver and Canada’s Sikh community, with thousands attending his funeral later that week.Indian consulate offices across the country in reaction to Trudeau’s disclosure.
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