Allegations against Amit Shah: India lodged official protest with Canada
#News Bureau November3,2024
India on Saturday said it summoned the representative of the Canadian High Commission and lodged a strong protest over Ottawa’s allegations against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We summoned the representative of the Canadian High Commission yesterday (Friday). He was handed over a diplomatic note in the context of the proceedings of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security in Ottawa on October 29, 2024.”
Jaiswal said, “The note states that the Government of India strongly condemns the absurd and baseless references made by Deputy Secretary David Morrison to the Union Home Minister of India before the Committee.” The Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, “Such irresponsible actions will have serious consequences on bilateral relations.”
Canada had alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah was behind a “conspiracy to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil,” according to the Washington Post, Reuters reports. Canada’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison told a parliamentary panel that he told the Washington Post that “Shah was behind the plots.”
On Wednesday, the US reacted to Canada’s allegations against Shah, calling them “worrisome.” US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, “The allegations made by the Canadian government are troubling and we will continue to consult with the Canadian government about those allegations.”
Diplomatic ties between India and Canada are already strained after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Indian government agents of playing a role in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June last year.
Last month, India recalled its High Commissioner Sanjay Verma after Canada named a diplomat in the investigation into Nijjar’s murder. India also expelled six Canadian diplomats from its soil. All the diplomacy of the Modi government has failed. Along with Canada, the Five Eyes countries are also with it in this matter. This includes the US and the UK.
