Canadian PM Trudeau's plane still not fixed, backup aircraft on way to India
G20 Summit in India. Trudeau needs to stay back in India till the engineering team on the ground rectifies the issue, the officials from the airport earlier told news agency ANI. A backup plane and spare parts are en route to India for the Canadian Prime Minister.
He will either fly home on the backup plane or wait for the original plane to be repaired, said a government official, speaking to Bloomberg on condition they weren’t named. Justin Trudeau landed in New Delhi on Friday for the G20 Summit and he was received by Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The G20 Summit under India's presidency concluded successfully on Sunday.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not very popular in India owing to his non-committal attitude against the pro-Khalistan activists in Canada. During the G20 Summit in New Delhi, Justin Trudeau met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed various aspects of the India-Canada relationship. Justin Trudeau even addressed a press conference after the summit where he spoke on various issues including the Khalistan issue.
When asked about the Khalistani issue, Trudeau said, “I think on the issue of the community, it is important to remember that the actions of the few do not represent the entire community or Canada." “The flip side of it, we also highlighted the importance of respecting the rule of law and we did talk about foreign interference...," the Canadian PM said. “India is an extraordinarily important economy in the world and an important partner to Canada" Trudeau added. Canada's administration has repeatedly used things like freedom of expression and peaceful protest to defend anti-India activities in the country.
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