Following the attack on Hindu temple in Ontario by Khalistani extremists yesterday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first significant comment since the diplomatic tensions between India and Canada erupted last September.
Making it clear that the PM’s position is in solidarity with Indian worldwide, Modi said while posting on X, “I strongly condemn the deliberate attack on a Hindu Temple in Canada. Equally appalling are the cowardly attempts to intimidate our diplomats. Such acts of violence will never weaken India’s resolve. We expect the Canadian government to ensure justice and uphold the rule of law”.
Social media videos showed devotees and pro-Khalistani extremists fighting outside the Brampton Temple.
Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, also denounced the attack on the Hindu Temple, but he did not specifically target pro-Khalistani groups who have been engaging in provocative acts within his government.
Additionally, PM Modi criticized Ottawa after Canadian officials placed certain Indian consular employees under audio and video surveillance. The administration has also categorically denied Canada’s accusations against Amit Shah, Union Home Minister.
The Liberal Party MPs have already placed Justin Trudeau on notice, but he has not yet produced any proof to support his claims that the Indian government was involved in the shooting death of the Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year. Instead, to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Khalistani terrorist Nijjar, the House of Commons of Canada had “moments of silence” this year.
In October, Canadian police named Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Verma as a “person of interest” in their investigation into Nijjar’s murder, they infuriated India. In response, New Delhi called in Ottawa’s Charge d’Affaires and lodged a forceful complaint; it then withdrew the Indian envoy and expelled six Canadian diplomats.
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