Trudeau in charge of harmful connections, states MEA as Canada PM confesses ‘no evidence’ versus India in Nijjar murder–

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday condemned Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the damages to India-Canada relationships after he confessed that his federal government had actually just supplied “intelligence and no proof” on its claims of participation of Indian federal government representatives in the 2023 murder of Khalistani terroristHardeep Singh Nijjar

On Wednesday, Trudeau affirmed prior to the nation’s international disturbance questions amidst the intensifying India-Canada polite row, throughout which the PM recognized that he had no “hard evidentiary proof” and just had knowledge when Canada in 2015 declared the participation of the Indian federal government representatives in the murder of Nijjar.

‘No hard evidentiary proof’

Trudeau claimed when Canadian companies asked India to consider the accusations, New Delhi looked for evidence. “At that point, it was primarily intelligence, not hard evidentiary proof,” he confessed.

The Canadian PM additionally asserted that throughout July-August in 2015 he had actually asked the Indian knowledge area to consider it later on and declared that it was originally believed to be a “gang-related” concern.

“Some South Asian MPs were insistent that it was likely connected to India,” Trudeau asserted, yet did not name that those legislators were.

‘Indian diplomats collected, passed info on Canadians to Lawrence Bishnoi gang’

Trudeau stated his insurance claim prior to the board on Wednesday (October 16) that there was “credible evidence” that Indian representatives were associated with the murder of Nijjar.

He likewise called mobster Lawrence Bishnoi, that was earlier discussed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for being associated with theNijjar Killing

Trudeau asserted that Indian mediators were gathering info on Canadians and were purportedly passing it to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

“Canadians who are opponents of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, their information was passed to the Indian government at the highest level and then information directed through criminal organisations like the Lawrence Bishnoi gang resulted in violence against Canadians on the ground,” Trudeau asserted.

“We wanted to question Indian diplomats, but they did not waive their diplomatic immunity which is why we had to ask them to leave,” the Canadian PM further alleged.  

On Monday (October 14), India expelled six Canadian diplomats and also announced withdrawing its high commissioner from Canada after dismissing Ottawa’s allegations linking the envoy to a probe into the killing of Nijjar.

In a tit-for-tat move, Canada too has asked six Indian diplomats to leave the country after its police collected evidence they were part of an Indian government “campaign of violence”

India’s response to Trudeau’s declarations

< period design=" font-weight:400">Responding to media queries related to Trudeau’s deposition, the MEA said, “What we have heard today only confirms what we have been saying consistently all along – Canada has presented us no evidence whatsoever in support of the serious allegations that it has chosen to level against India and Indian diplomats.”

“The responsibility for the damage that this cavalier behaviour has caused to India-Canada relations lies with Prime Minister Trudeau alone,” the ministry additionally specified.

Our reaction to media questions relating to PM of Canada’s deposition at the Commission of Inquiry: pic.twitter.com/1W8mel5DJe

— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) October 16, 2024

With inputs from companies.