Canada has expelled India's top diplomat and five other officials following allegations that they were involved in the assassination of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of threatening Canadian citizens and engaging in a campaign against them.
By Rob Gilles, Aijaz Hussain and Sheikh Saaliq, Associated PressCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc, left, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly, right, participate in a news conference on the investigative efforts related to violent criminal activity occurring in Canada with connections to India , on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.
Trudeau said last year there were credible allegations that India’s government had links to the assassination in Canada of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Duheme declined to provide specifics, citing ongoing investigations, but he said there have been well over a dozen credible and imminent threats that have resulted in police warning members of the South Asian community, notably the pro-Khalistan, or Sikh independence, movement. He said attempts to have discussions with Indian law enforcement were unsuccessful.
In response to Canada’s earlier allegations, India told Canada last year to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country. Relations between the countries have been frosty since then.
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