Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Monday highly condemned the “deliberate” assault on a Hindu holy place in Canada and revealed his discouragement over the “cowardly attempts” to daunt India’s mediators, specifying that New Delhi anticipates Ottawa to make sure justice and support the regulation of regulation.
In a message on X, PM Modi mentioned, “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.”
I highly condemn the calculated assault on a Hindu holy place inCanada Equally terrible are the afraid efforts to daunt our mediators. Such acts of physical violence will certainly never ever compromise India’& rsquo; s fix. We anticipate the Canadian federal government to make sure justice and support the regulation of regulation.
—– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 4, 2024
The declaration from PM Modi complied with hours after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) condemned the acts of physical violence committed by extremists and separationists at the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton, Ontario, which took place the previous day, reported information company ANI.
“We call on the Government of Canada to ensure that all places of worship are protected from such attacks. We also expect that those indulging in violence will be prosecuted. We remain deeply concerned about the safety and security of Indian nationals in Canada,” MEA agent Randhir Jaiswal stated in action to media inquiries concerning the physical violence in Brampton.
Won’t be discouraged by scare tactics: PM Modi
“The outreach of our Consular officers to provide services to Indians and Canadian citizens alike will not be deterred by intimidation, harassment, and violence,” PM Modi.
India has actually constantly revealed its deep issue concerning extremism, physical violence, and anti-India tasks in Canada, looking for activity versus such conduct.
This notes the very first declaration from PM Modi given that the Canada- relevant dispute started, mentioned ANI.
An Indian consular camp at the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton experienced a “violent disruption” on Sunday (regional time). The occurrence attracted extensive objection both in Canada and abroad. Canadian resistance leader Pierre Poilievre condemned the assault on the Hindu Sabha holy place, calling it “completely unacceptable.”
Relations in between India and Canada have actually dramatically worn away adhering to Canadian leaders ‘accusations concerning a murder on their dirt without giving proof.
The decrease in polite connections has actually motivated India to withdraw its High Commissioner fromCanada Last month, India mobilized Canada’& rsquo; s after that Charge d ‘Affaires Stewart Wheeler and communicated that the “baseless targeting” of the Indian High Commissioner and various other mediators and authorities in Canada was completely inappropriate.
India highlighted that, in a setting of extremism and physical violence, the activities of the Trudeau Government jeopardized the safety and security of its mediators. “We have no faith in the current Canadian Government`s commitment to ensure their security. Therefore, the Government of India has decided to withdraw the High Commissioner and other targeted diplomats and officials,” the MEA mentioned in a launch.
Bilateral relationships soured after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau affirmed in Parliament in 2014 that he had “credible allegations” of India’s participation in the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
India has actually refuted all accusations, classifying them “absurd” and “motivated,” while implicating Canada of giving a sanctuary for extremist and anti-India aspects.
Nijjar, marked a terrorist by India’s National Investigation Agency, was fired and eliminated outside a Gurdwara in Surrey in June in 2014. Trudeau likewise mentioned last month that his federal government had actually not given India with tough proof, just knowledge concerning the murder of Nijjar on Canadian dirt.
During statement at Canada’s international disturbance questions, Trudeau stated that India had actually been pushing for proof concerning the accusations levelled byCanada “Behind the scenes, we were trying to get India to co-operate with us. Their ask was…give us the evidence you have on us. Our response was it is within your security agency. You should be looking into how much they know, you should be engaging… `No, no but show us the evidence`. At that point, it was primarily intelligence, not hard evidentiary proof. So we said let`s work together…” he stated.
(With ANI inputs)
