A day after Canadas Prime Minister Justin Trudeau levelled allegations on India being linked to the killing of Khalistan Tiger Force Chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Trudeau said on Tuesday stated that Ottawa wants New Delhi to address the issue properly.According to the sources, Trudeau said that Canada is not trying to provoke India by any means.“We are not looking to provoke or escalate. We are simply laying out the facts as we understand them,” the Canadian Prime Minister said while addressing the media. “The government of India needs to take this matter with the utmost seriousness. We are doing that,” he said.“As for Canada, I said yesterday…we are going to remain calm, we are going to remain grounded in our democratic principles and values…. and we are going to follow the evidence and make sure the work is done…,” he added.India rejects allegations by CanadaHowever, responding to this, India has rejected the allegations by Canadian PM Trudeau regarding the governments involvement in the fatal shooting of Nijjar. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) termed the allegations absurd and motivated.India rejects allegations by Canada:https://t.co/KDzCczWNN2 pic.twitter.com/VSDxbefWLw— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) September 19, 2023Meanwhile, India has also expelled a senior Canadian DiplomatIndia expels a senior Canadian Diplomat: https://t.co/TS8LHCUuuY pic.twitter.com/Y0pXq3v1DG— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) September 19, 2023What is Hardeep Singh Nijjars case all aboutNijjar, who had been wanted in India, was shot and killed on June 18 in Surrey, British Columbia, outside a Gurdwara. He was a resident of Surrey and a native of the Punjabi village of Bharsinghpur in Jalandhar, has been labelled an “absconder” by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada claimed that Hardeep Singh Nijjars murder had been ordered by the Indian government.
