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Justin Trudeau's aggression and allegation towards Indian officials in a «murder investigation» has only worsened the already frosty India-Canada ties. Ties between India and Canada have been thorny ever since Justin Trudeau alleged India's involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian Khalistani terrorist, in June 2023. India has repeatedly refuted these claims as «absurd» and «motivated,» accusing Trudeau's government of indulging in vote-bank politics by pandering to pro-Khalistan elements within Canada. Justin Trudeau has experienced a number of scandals and missteps since taking power in November 2015. Amid the growing tensions between India and Canada, let's have a look at the controversies of Justin Trudeau:

Lawrence Bishnoi gang to Indian government agents while alleging “use” of “organised crime elements” to target the pro-Khalistani elements. The accusations comes as the ties between the two nations started deteriorating further with India expelling six Canadian diplomats, hours before Canada’s foreign ministry announced the expulsion of six Indian diplomats. Indian diplomats and consular officials based in Canada leveraged their official positions to engage in clandestine activities, such as collecting information for Indian govt that was used to target members of the South Asian community, alleged Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) that is handling the probe into the Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case. RCMP had arrested three persons in the Nijjar case in May this year. Canada's Justin Trudeau on the claims said «As the RCMP Commissioner stated earlier, they have clear and compelling evidence that agents of the Government of India have engaged in and continue to engage in activities that pose a significant threat to public safety, including clandestine information gathering techniques, coercive behaviour targeting South Asian Canadians, and involvement in over a dozen threatening and violent acts, including murder.»

Justin Trudeau faces declining approval ratings, his recent stance toward India appears to be a strategic move aimed at rallying support from the influential Sikh community ahead of the upcoming federal elections. With rising concerns over the cost of living, a struggling healthcare system, and increasing crime rates, Trudeau’s political calculations have become more urgent. An Ipsos poll reveals that only 26% of Canadians consider Trudeau the best candidate for prime minister, a stark 19 points behind Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

Jagmeet Singh, an alliance partner of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, has urged the Canadian government to take action against India, focusing on diplomatic sanctions. The diplomatic relationship between India and Canada was already strained for some time in the wake of recent developments related to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. On Monday, Singh expressed support for the Canadian government's decision to expel Indian diplomats. ANI quoted him as saying, «We support today's decision to expel India's diplomats and we're calling on the Government of Canada yet again to put diplomat sanctions against India in place, ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Network (RSS) in Canada, and commit to pursuing the most severe consequences for anyone found to have participated in organized criminal activity on Canadian soil.»

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India ordered the expulsion of six Canadian diplomats on Monday and withdrew its own envoy from Canada, in response to what it said was Ottawa’s decision to name him and others as “persons of interest” in an investigation.India did not go into detail on the investigation, but relations have been fraught since 2023, when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had evidence linking Indian agents to the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader on his territory.India has long denied Trudeau’s accusation. On Monday it dismissed Canada’s move on the inquiry and accused Trudeau of pursuing a “political agenda.”“We have no faith in the current Canadian Government’s commitment to ensure their security.

India Canada News LIVE Updates: Tensions between India and Canada escalated on Monday after the Ministry of External Affairs strongly rejected the "diplomatic communication" it received from Canada last week. The communication was linked to the probe into the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil.According to the MEA, Canada's "diplomatic communication" suggested "that the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats are ‘persons of interest’ in a matter related to an investigation in that country." It added, "The Government of India strongly rejects these preposterous imputations and ascribes them to the political agenda of the Trudeau Government that is centered around vote bank politics."Following this, the MEA summoned Canadian Charge d’Affaires Stewart Wheeler in the evening and informed him "that the baseless targeting of the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats and officials in Canada was completely unacceptable".

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It was underlined that in an atmosphere of «extremism and violence», the Trudeau Government's actions endangered their safety, said MEA. The statement further said, «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.»

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Baba Siddique and probe any possible involvement of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, officials said that the modus operandi of the Bishnoi gang is to engage youth with no criminal records while meeting between its associates and selection of a target is done inside jails as members of the gang are wanted by police across various states in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Mumbai. Bishnoi has been lodged in Sabarmati jail in Ahmedabad since 2023. «These gangsters engage their criminal network to lure unemployed youth, not only in Punjab but also from the neighbouring states by offering them either huge amounts of money or a promise of helping them settle abroad,» according to the NIA. For the killing of Siddique, police officials said the shooters were first timers. Early this year, the gang was behind the killing of INLD chief Nafee Singh Rathee and a Gurugram-based bookie Sachin Munjal. Bishnoi's associate from Canada, Rohit Godara, had claimed responsibility for the killing. On Bishnoi's alleged proceeds of crimes, the NIA has unearthed that one Manish Bhandari, living in Thailand, manages the funds. Bhandari runs the night club chain named Bollywood Club, Cama Club and a hotel-cum-restaurant Punappa in Thailand. The money collected through extortion, illegal liquor and arms smuggling business is sent to Bhandari in Thailand through hawala for investing in night clubs and bars, according to the NIA.

The US$3.1-billion fine levied against Toronto-Dominion Bank by U.S. authorities this week came as no surprise to those who have followed the bank’s anti-money-laundering troubles. But a decision to cap the Canadian lender’s growth south of the border came as a shock, one that analysts say will ensure the scandal’s shadow lingers over the bank, clouding its long-term outlook.

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Baba Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister and well-known leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), has sent shockwaves through the Indian film industry. Siddique had cultivated friendships with numerous Bollywood celebrities, including Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Shilpa Shetty.

«The Government of India has decided to expel the following six Canadian Diplomats: Mr. Stewart Ross Wheeler, Acting High Commissioner; Mr. Patrick Hebert, Deputy High Commissioner; Marie Catherine Joly, First Secretary; lan Ross David Trites, First Secretary; Adam James Chuipka, First Secretary; Paula Orjuela, First Secretary,» a Ministry of External Affairs release said. «They have been asked to leave India by or before 11:59 pm on Saturday, October 19, 2024,» the release added.

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