The Canadian High Commissioner was summoned into a meeting today by the Ministry of External Affairs...
Digital Desk: India on Tuesday expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in retaliation for Canada's expulsion of an Indian diplomat after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there may have been a connection between the Indian government and the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
The Canadian High Commissioner was summoned into a meeting today by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), who also told him of India's decision to expel the Canadian diplomat based in India.
A five-day deadline has been set for the senior diplomat to leave India.
A significant development occurred on Tuesday when Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, informed the nation's Parliament that "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, Hardeep Singh Nijjar."
In response to Trudeau's accusations, Canada expelled a key Indian diplomat. The head of Indian intelligence in Canada has been removed as a result, according to an announcement by Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly.
India's central government denied Canada's accusations, calling them "absurd and motivated" and asserting that India has a strong commitment to the rule of law. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said: "Allegations of Government of India involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated."
The Canadian central government dismissed a senior diplomat after India's vehement denial of the accusations. The decision to expel a diplomat stationed in India was communicated to the High Commissioner of Canada to India by the Minister of External Affairs.
The G20 Summit was held in New Delhi earlier this month, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed to have discussed the matter with Prime Minister Narendra Modi there. Canada has expressed its "deep concerns" to the highest intelligence and security officers of the Indian government, he continued.
In response to the recent developments between China and India, the United States stated that it is "deeply concerned" by the accusations made by Trudeau. It is crucial that Canada's inquiry continues and the offenders are brought to justice, according to a White House statement.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar was the head of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), a banned outfit in India. The 2007 blast in Punjab's Ludhiana that left six people dead and 42 injured had Nijjar, a Canadian, on the run. India had repeatedly requested his extradition. India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist in 2020.
On June 18, unidentified assailants shot and killed Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a gurdwara in British Columbia, Canada. After the incident inside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, 45-year-old Hardeep Singh Nijjar was found with several bullet wounds and pronounced dead at the scene, according to Canadian Police.
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