India demands action from Canada on anti-Indian groups: Randhir Jaiswal

Randhir Jaiswal reportedly stated that democracy only exposes its double standards when it applies disparate standards to evaluate or uphold the rule of law and freedom of speech.

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Randhir Jaiswal (ANI)

New Delhi: On Thursday, the Indian Foreign Ministry made a significant announcement regarding Canada. In the process, it also accused Canada of using unfair criteria. "We expect Canada to take action against anti-Indian groups who have regularly threatened violence against Indian leaders, institutions, airlines, and diplomats," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Randhir Jaiswal stated.

The Ministry of External Affairs has responded to two recent arrests made by Canadian law enforcement about internet threats against Justin Trudeau's life. Randhir Jaiswal reportedly stated that a democracy only exposes its double standards when it applies disparate standards to evaluate or uphold the rule of law and freedom of speech.

Mason John Baker, 23, a resident of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was accused of making threats recently, on June 6. According to the press statement, on May 10, 2024, the Canadian security agency INSET was notified of a purported threat to kill Trudeau made by a member of the social media site X. Later, on June 13, Edmonton resident Gary Belzevic, 67, was taken into custody for allegedly threatening Trudeau with the same kind of threats. Under such circumstances, Trudeau was not the only target of the purported threats in the YouTube video, which INSET learned about on June 7. They also included Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh. 

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Chandra Arya, a Canadian lawmaker of Indian descent, claimed on Wednesday that radical Khalistanis are contaminating Canada. In response to the video of separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannu urging him and his Hindu friends to return to India, Arya stated that Canada is their land and that radical Khalistanis are contaminating it. 

On Wednesday, Canadian lawmaker Chandra Arya, who is of Indian descent, stated that radical Khalistanis are contaminating the country. Arya reacted to a video that separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannu had posted, in which he was asked to return to India along with his Hindu companions, by saying that Canada was their home and that radical Khalistanis were poaching it.