Canada PM Justin Trudeau repeats charge against India, ‘Told PM Modi frankly and directly…’ Top points

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Despite the escalating tension between India and Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday reiterated India's alleged involvement in the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, citing "credible reasons." However, he again fails to provide any solid evidence. Canadian Prime Minister, however, reaffirmed is not looking to provoke India and pointed out that he had already conveyed his concern to PM Narendra Modi about the issue.

Here's what the Canadian Prime Minister said during the press conference. Reaffirming what he said earlier this week, Trudeau said, "As I said on Monday, there are credible reasons to believe that agents of the Government of India were involved in the killing of a Canadian on Canadian soil." “That is ...there is something of utmost foundational importance in a country's rule of law in a world where international rules-based order matters...we have rigorous and independent judges and robust processes.." Trudeau was speaking press conference at Canada’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York and later he also took questions about Canada's tensions with India He added, "We call upon the Government of India to take seriously this matter and to work with us to shed full transparency and ensure accountability and justice in this matter." "We are a country of the rule of law.

We are going to continue to do the work necessary to keep Canadians safe and to uphold our values and the international rules-based order. That's our focus right now," he said.