India introduced its resolution to withdraw its ambassador and different diplomats from Canada over the investigation into the homicide of a Sikh activist.
The resolution got here after Canada recognized Indian ambassador Sanjay Kumar Verma and different diplomats as “individuals of curiosity” within the investigation into final yr’s killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.
New Delhi rejected the fees and summoned Canadian cost d’affaires to the Foreign Ministry in New Delhi.
The ministry rejected what it stated “baseless targeting” of the Indian diplomats and officials in Canada which “was fully unacceptable.”
“It was underlined that in an environment of extremism and violence, the (Justin) Trudeau authorities’s actions endangered their security. We haven’t any religion within the present Canadian authorities’s dedication to make sure their safety,” stated the ministry.
Therefore, the ministry stated, New Delhi has determined to withdraw its ambassador and different focused diplomats and officers from Canada.
“It was additionally conveyed that India reserves the best to take additional steps in response to the Trudeau Government’s assist for extremism, violence and separatism in opposition to India,” stated the assertion.
Earlier, India rejected what it known as “preposterous imputations” after Canada sent a diplomatic note to New Delhi suggesting that the Indian ambassador and other diplomats were “individuals of curiosity” within the homicide probe.
Tensions between India and Canada have escalated since Nijjar, a vocal proponent of a separate Khalistani state in India’s Punjab area, was fatally shot final yr outdoors a Sikh temple. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged “credible allegations” linking the Indian government to the killing, a claim India dismissed as “absurd.”
The ministry claimed that regardless of Trudeau’s preliminary allegations final September, Canada has but to offer proof to assist its claims.
Source: www.dailysabah.com