Canadian intelligence is trying to find out if Indian agents had anything to do with the killing of a Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada in June. The North American country is home to many Sikhs, the largest group outside Punjab in India. “Canada has expressed its strong concerns at the highest level to the Indian intelligence and security services,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday. Justin Trudeau held an extraordinary briefing in the National Assembly on Monday. Photo: Sean Kilpatrick / AP Trudeau says he also addressed the concerns last week. Then personally with the Indian Prime Minister. Diplomatic expulsion An Indian diploma has been expelled. He is said to have headed India’s security service in Canada. Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly reacts strongly to the allegations that India’s government is behind killings in Canada. Photo: NTB – If the allegations turn out to be true, it is a serious violation of our sovereignty. And the most basic rule about how countries relate to each other, says Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, according to the AP news agency. The Indian embassy in Canada’s capital Ottawa has not responded to inquiries from AP about the case. The murder outside the Sikh temple Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot and killed outside a Sikh temple in British Columbia in Canada on 18 June this year. He was a leader in the Sikh faith community. India, for its part, believed he was a terrorist. The killing of the Sikh leader has outraged many. Photo: Ethan Cairns / AP Nijjar has worked to create an independent nation for Sikhs, called Khalistan, in Punjab, India. No one has been arrested for the murder. In August, police said they had three possible suspects. They wanted from the public who might have seen a getaway car. Protests after the murder The murder in June made many angry, writes CNN. This has led to protests outside the Sikh temple in Canada where he was shot. The large Sikh community in Canada is protesting. Photo: AP 2018 Canadian Prime Minister Jason Trudeau said they would not support any attempt to form a new state for Sikh India. But he has repeatedly said that he respects freedom of speech and the right to demonstrate. Tension between India and Canada The expulsion of the diplomat, and the possible link between the government of India and the murder of the Sikh leader does not reduce the tension between the two countries: The conflict between Canada and India Recent events in the conflict between Canada and India: September 2023: Canada postpones a trade deal with India. A commercial agreement between the two countries is worth 100 billion, according to Indian calculations. September 2023: The Indian Prime Minister expressed strong concern over the protests in Canada to Trudeau during the G20 meeting in New Delhi. Indian authorities are concerned because small groups of Sikhs in Canada support the demand for a separate state, protesting outside Indian embassies. June 2023: India’s foreign minister criticizes India for allowing a parade depicting the assassination of then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. India perceived it as glorification of violence perpetrated by Sikh separatists. March 2023: India invited a senior Canadian diplomat on the carpet. The reason was concern for protesters in Canada who want a separate Sikh state (Source: Reuters)
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