US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar condemns Hardeep Singh Nijjar's death; Shiv Sena MP asks Jaishankar to start enquiry
Also read: Nijjar killing row: ‘Canada has seen a lot of organized crime’, says Jaishankar She added, "We are also requesting a briefing on whether there are similar operations in the United States". Following Omar's remark MP Chaturvedi urged India's foreign ministry to start an enquiry into how an elected representative in the USA is interfering in the peace of Jammu & Kashmir via a Pakistan-funded PoK visit. Omar reportedly visited to Pakistan-occupied part of the disputed region of Kashmir or PoK in 2022.
And, an annual House financial disclosure report revealed that her trip was funded by the Pakistani government. Also read: Nijjar killing row: ‘Not part of Five Eyes’, Jaishankar refuses to comment on reports of intelligence shared The disclosure showed that Islamabad had sponsored Omar’s visit from the 18th to the 24th of April, 2022—which included lodging as well as food. Omar, a prominent Democrat known for her anti-India stance on various issues.
She also boycotted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at the joint session of the US Congress in June this year wherein Omar said, ‘Modi government has repressed religious minorities’. Also read: India-Canada feud threatens to hurt trade and investment. Here's what's at stake Omar, a Somali American who belongs to President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party, is the first naturalised citizen of African birth to sit in the US Congress.
Meanwhile, India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar repeated his criticism of Canada. He said that India is willing to examine the evidence presented by Canada alleging New Delhi's involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. (Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by
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