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India rejects 'absurd' Canada accusations over killing of Khalistani exile
"Allegations of Government of India's involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday rejected "absurd" accusations by the Canadian government that Indian agents were involved in the killing of a Canadian Sikh leader in June. "Allegations of Government of India's involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement, adding: "We are a democratic polity with a strong commitment to rule of law." India rejects allegations by Canada:https://t.co/KDzCczWNN2 pic.twitter.com/VSDxbefWLw — Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) September 19, 2023 Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat Monday as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called credible allegations that India’s government may have had links to the assassination in Canada of a Sikh activist. Trudeau said in Parliament that Canadian intelligence agencies have been looking into the allegations after Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a strong supporter of an independent Sikh homeland known as Khalistan, was gunned down on June 18 outside a Sikh cultural centre in Surrey, British Columbia. READ HERE | Canada links India to slaying of Khalistani exile, expels top Indian diplomat (THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS)
