Intelligence suggests agents of India behind killing of B.C. Sikh leader: Trudeau
national security authorities have obtained “credible” intelligence suggesting “agents of the government of India” were behind the June murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent Sikh leader in B.C., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says.Trudeau disclosed the intelligence to the House of Commons Monday. He said he also raised it with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G20 summit in New Delhi earlier this month, and Canadian officials have been in contact with India’s government and intelligence agencies.“Canada is a rule of law,” Trudeau told the House of Commons.
“Our country, the protection of our citizens and defence of our sovereignty are fundamental.“I know many Canadians, particularly members of the Indo-Canadian community, are feeling angry or perhaps frightened right now. Let us not allow this to change us.”Forty-five-year-old Nijjar, president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, was shot dead in the parking lot of the temple in Surrey after evening prayers on June 18.His death sent shockwaves through Metro Vancouver and Canada’s Sikh community, with thousands attending his funeral later that week.Nijjar was not only a community leader and advocate, but a Khalistani, supporting the creation of a separate state for Sikhs.
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