Joly concerned for safety of India's diplomats, calls protest poster 'unacceptable'

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Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Tuesday she is concerned about the safety of India's diplomats following the distribution of what she called 'unacceptable' posters advertising upcoming protests near Toronto and Vancouver.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Tuesday she is concerned about the safety of India's diplomats following the distribution of what she called "unacceptable" posters advertising upcoming protests near Toronto and Vancouver.

Nijjar, who ran that temple, was a vocal opponent of India and supporter of an independent Sikh state. That led to claims his death was the result of foreign interference. Police say they have found no link to India in their investigation.The marches planned for Saturday both end at the local Indian consulate, with the B.C. rally starting at Nijjar's temple and the Toronto demonstration departing from the Great Punjab Business Centre in Mississauga, Ont.

New Delhi has long accused Canada of harbouring extremists who want to carve out a state within India they call Khalistan. A month ago, Trudeau's national security adviser Jody Thomas said India was among the top sources of foreign interference in Canada, a public designation Ottawa has largely limited to authoritarian states.

Canada's high commissioner to India, Cameron MacKay, said at the time he was "appalled" by "the glorification of violence."

 

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