Delhi:
Relations between India and Canada remain tense (India Canada Row). Amidst bad relations, India has condemned Canada’s report on the conspiracy to kill Nijjar. In fact, in this report, Canada has once again accused India of a conspiracy to murder Nijjar, which India has vehemently denied. India has already termed Canada’s allegations as baseless. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the Canadian report claiming that India has information about the conspiracy to kill Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar is absolutely absurd.
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Canada again made absurd allegations
A report in Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper quoted Canadian officials as saying that India was already aware of the plot to assassinate Nijjar. The report claimed that the Indian National Security Advisor and the Foreign Minister were also involved in this conspiracy.
However, in response to this Canadian report, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that such ridiculous statements made in a newspaper allegedly from a Canadian government source should be rejected. Such campaigns are run with the aim of defaming someone. We have already told that India has nothing to do with the murder of Nijjar. We are saying once again that it is completely wrong to link India with this matter. Whatever is being said in such a situation is extremely ridiculous.
Canada repeatedly sings the song of Nijjar’s murder.
Last year, a diplomatic crisis broke out between India and Canada over the conspiracy to murder Nijjar. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had made baseless allegations of involvement of Indian agents in this conspiracy. He claimed that he had reliable evidence for this. But when India asked him to show evidence, he could not do so.
Diplomatic dispute between India and Canada
Last month, Canada had once again linked Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Verma and some other diplomats to this matter. The Canadian government had talked about expelling Indian diplomats from the country. After which India also retaliated by expelling Canadian Charge d’Affaires Stewart Wheeler and five other diplomats. Since then, relations between India and Canada have deteriorated.
Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar?
Let us tell you that Hardeep Singh Nijjar was included in the list of most wanted terrorists in India. He was involved in many crimes including the murder of a Hindu priest in Punjab. NIA had also announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for anyone who helps in catching him or gives information about him.
