Ottawa links Indian diplomats to murder of Sikh leader and harassment of dissidents Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, flanked by Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly and Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc, goesover the authorities examinations into “violent badguy activity in Canada with connections to India”, in Ottawa on Monday. (Photo: Reuters) Canada hasactually expelled 6 Indian diplomats consistingof the high commissioner (the comparable of ambassador), connecting them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and declaring a wider effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada. India hasactually struckback by purchasing the expulsion of 6 high-ranking Canadian diplomats consistingof the acting high commissioner and stated it hadactually withdrawn its envoy from Canada, opposing Canada’s declaration of expulsion. The diplomatic row represents a significant wearandtear of relations inbetween the 2 Commonwealth nations. Ties haveactually been torn because Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated last year that he had proof connecting Indian representatives to the assassination of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian area. The federalgovernment now has “clear and engaging proof that representatives of the federalgovernment of India have engaged in and continue to engage in activities that position a considerable risk to public security,” Trudeau stated at a news conference in Ottawa on Monday. These activities included private info event methods, coercive behaviour, targeting South Asian Canadians and participation in over a lots threatening and violent acts, consistingof murder, he stated. “This is inappropriate,” he stated, including that India had devoted a basic mistake by interesting in criminal activities in Canada. India has long rejected Trudeau’s allegations. On Monday, it dismissed Canada’s relocation on the query and implicated Trudeau of pursuing a “political program”. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) stated in an earlier news conference the federalgovernment of India had carriedout a broad project versus Indian dissidents consistingof murders and extortion. It had likewise utilized arranged criminalactivity to target the South Asian neighborhood in Canada and interfered in democratic procedures, po
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