New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has expressed strong disapproval over Canada’s failure to comply with India’s demands to arrest members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Despite repeated objections, Canadian authorities have not addressed New Delhi’s core concerns about the gang’s activities.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India has shared detailed information and queries with Canada and pushed for the arrest of key gang members involved in various criminal activities. However, the Canadian government has not taken any significant action. “We had communicated to the Canadian side some requests for the arrest of members of Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang. They have taken no action on our core concerns. There is a political motive behind it too,” Jaiswal noted.
The MEA also rejected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent allegations regarding the involvement of Indian government agents in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023. Trudeau admitted that Canada lacked “hard evidence” and relied solely on intelligence to make the allegations. In response, the MEA reiterated that Canada had not provided any evidence to support its claims and rejected the “false allegations against our diplomats.”
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