Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder row: Canada’s defence minister Bill Blair calls India ties ‘important’
The West Block by Global News. Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels :rocket: Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! “We understand that this can be, and has proven to be, a challenging issue with respect to our relationship with India," he was quoted as saying by Global News. “But at the same time, we have a responsibility to defend the law, defend our citizens, and at the same time make sure that we conduct a thorough investigation and get to the truth." New Delhi expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move to Ottawa's expulsion of an Indian official over the case.
In 2020, India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist. Blair also said that if the allegations are proven true then “there is a very significant concern that Canada will have with respect to the violation of our sovereignty in the murder of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil." Chandra Arya, the lawmaker from Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s party, on Sunday slammed his own government responsible for inaction against Khalistani extremists. He also asserted that Hindu Canadians were fearful after threats issued by extremists.
The Liberal party MP has repeatedly raised the issue of threats to Hindu Canadians and urged the community to stay calm and vigilant. His comments came after Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and other extremists had issued threats to the Hindu community in Canada. On Thursday, New Delhi had asked Canada to come down hard on terrorists and anti-India elements operating from its soil.
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