Trudeau says information shared with Five Eyes allies about Nijjar’s killing

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly attend a press conference on investigative efforts related to violent criminal activity occurring in Canada Let’s take. India, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario on October 14, 2024. , Photo Credit: AP

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada has shared with Its five eyes partnerEspecially the United States, they have all the information related to the allegations Involvement of Indian officials In the murder of a Canadian citizen last year.

The hastily called press conference by Mr Trudeau came after India on Monday (October 14, 2024) announced the expulsion of six Canadian diplomats and the recall of its High Commissioner and other “targeted” officials from Canada. Strongly rejects Ottawa’s allegations I am connecting the messenger to the investigation. Sikh extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar murderedThere has been a major deterioration in the already frosty relations between the two countries.

“From the beginning, as early as last summer, we have worked closely with our Five Eyes partners, particularly with the United States, where they have gone through a pattern of behavior similar to that of India with respect to attempted extrajudicial killing,” Sir. Trudeau told this to reporters at a press conference in Ottawa.

“We will continue to work with our allies as we stand together for the rule of law,” he said.

The US State Department has not yet made any statement on the diplomatic crisis between its two close allies and partners.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement that India reserves the right to take further steps in response to the Trudeau government’s support for extremism, violence and separatism against India.

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The ministry said, PM Trudeau’s hostility towards India has been in evidence for a long time.

“In 2018, his visit to India, aimed at supporting the vote bank, increased his uneasiness. His cabinet includes people who have been openly associated with extremist and separatist agenda regarding India. His interference in Indian internal politics in December 2020 showed how far he was willing to go in this regard,” the MEA said.

The situation is extremely undesirable, Mr. Trudeau said during the press conference. “Not only do we not want Canadians to be victims of violence in their communities, in their homes, but we also don’t want these tensions in relations with India,” he said.

“That is why last week, we approached the Government of India through our security agencies, diplomats and police agencies to find a way to resolve this deep difference of opinion…. To protect Canadians… but not to destroy the good relations or relationship between India and Canada,” Mr. Trudeau said.

Unfortunately, India “has not chosen to work with us.” They have chosen to deny, discredit and personally attack this government and question the integrity of our agencies and our institutions, and we must respond to protect Canadians”, he said.

“I believe India has made a big mistake by using its diplomats and organized crime to attack Canadians to make them feel unsafe here. [their] At home, and even more so, to commit acts of violence and even murder. This is unacceptable,” Mr. Trudeau alleged.

Mister. Trudeau said he met and talked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this regard last week.,

“As the RCMP Commissioner has previously stated, he has clear and convincing evidence that agents of the Government of India have engaged and are engaged in activities that pose a significant threat to public safety, including the use of secret information gathering techniques. , involves coercive behavior targeting South Asians. Canadians, and engaging in more than a dozen threatening and violent acts, including murder,” he said.

Although efforts have been made by the RCMP and national security officials to work with India and their law enforcement counterparts on the matter, they have been repeatedly rebuffed, Mr. Trudeau claimed.

“That’s why, this weekend, Canadian officials took an extraordinary step. “He met with Indian officials to share RCMP evidence that concluded six agents of the Indian government were persons of interest in criminal activities,” he alleged.

He claimed, “Despite repeated requests to India, it has decided not to cooperate.” India has rejected these allegations and Canadian diplomats will be released on or before 11:59 pm on October 19. Have been asked to leave the country.