New Delhi: The Indian government has sharply rebuked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after he recently admitted that he had no “clear evidence” to support the allegations against India in connection with the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The statement was made during Trudeau’s testimony before a commission of inquiry into foreign interference in Canada’s federal electoral processes.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a stern response, reiterating that Canada had not provided any concrete evidence to substantiate the serious allegations against Indian diplomats. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stressed that the responsibility for the damage done to India-Canada relations lies solely with Prime Minister Trudeau.
“What we heard today only confirms what we have said all along: Canada has not provided us with any evidence to support the serious allegations it has made against India and Indian diplomats,” Jaiswal said.
The diplomatic row between the two nations escalated after Trudeau made allegations in the Canadian Parliament last year, citing credible evidence of Indian involvement in Nijjar’s death. India has consistently denied these allegations, calling them “absurd” and “motivated”.
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