There are” reputable reasons ,” according to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to think that Indian brokers may have been responsible for the murder of a Sikh separatist on American soil.
On Monday, he first made the claim, which India has categorically rejected, calling them” immoral.”
In June, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whom India designated as a criminal in 2020, was shot dead in front of an church.
Following the incident, tensions between the two nations have risen.
The claim made by Mr. Trudeau has sparked a tense political dispute between Canada and India, two nations with long-standing friendships and prosperous trade ties.
In the meantime, Canada has cut back on its staff in India after claiming that some officials had been threatened on social media.
At the outside of the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Mr. Trudeau spoke to reporters in New York and reiterated some of his earlier assertions.
He continued,” As I said on Monday, there are credible reasons to believe that agents of the Indian government were involved in the killing of a Canadian on Canadian soil ,” adding that by doing so, the nation is defending the” rules based international order that we believe in.”
Mr. Trudeau said that Canada had a” rigorous and independent justice system” and that” we allow those justice processes to unfold themselves with the utmost integrity” when asked to describe” how extensive and solid” the evidence was.
Additionally, he stated that” the utmost seriousness” went into the decision to share these allegations.
When questioned about whether Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had corroborated or refuted these claims, Mr. Trudeau responded that he had a” direct and frank conversation” with the latter” in which I shared my concerns in no uncertain terms.”
Early this month, Mr. Trudeau traveled to India for the G20 mountain, where he had a contentious conference with Prime Minister Modi.
Then, India made a stern statement stating that it” had powerful concerns about continuing anti-India actions of extremist parts in Canada ,” whom it accused of” promoting secessionism and inciting violence against American diplomats.”
According to Mr. Trudeau, Canada will often uphold” freedom of expression” while waging war on hate.
India’s international department spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told investigators that the country had made it clear that” we are willing to appear at any specific information that is provided to us” days before Mr. Trudeau addressed the media on Thursday. However, we haven’t gotten any of that particular details yet.
Problem over Canada’s claims has been expressed by the UK, Australia, and the US.
The notion that there is a rift between the US and Canada is one that I vehemently reject. We are extremely concerned about the claims, and he expressed his desire for the research to continue and the offenders held accountable.
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