New Delhi:
A report by a Canadian fee wanting into alleged overseas interference in its electoral processes and democratic establishments stated “no definitive hyperlink” with a “overseas state” within the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was “confirmed”.
Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was killed in Vancouver in June 2023, kickstarting a diplomatic disaster after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused “brokers” of India being concerned. He claimed “credible info” had been shared with intelligence companions, together with the US.
India rejected all of the allegations made by Canada, and subsequently recalled the excessive commissioner. Canada additionally expelled Indian diplomats.
Within the report titled ‘Public Inquiry Into Overseas Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Establishments’, the commissioner Marie-Josee Hogue stated disinformation is used as a retaliatory tactic to punish choices that run opposite to a state’s pursuits.
Whereas the report alleged India unfold disinformation on the killing of Nijjar, it contradicted itself by saying Canada couldn’t discover a hyperlink to a overseas state on his killing.
“This will likely have been the case with a disinformation marketing campaign that adopted the Prime Minister’s [Justin Trudeau’s] announcement concerning suspected Indian involvement within the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar (although once more no definitive hyperlink to a overseas state could possibly be confirmed),” the report stated.
Nijjar was killed exterior a gurdwara in Canada’s Surrey on June 18, 2023.
Following Justin Trudeau’s allegations, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) stated “smear campaigns” like this solely “additional injury our already strained ties.”
The 123-page report additionally talked of expelling six Indian diplomats in October final yr, dubbing them as “brokers”. The police in Canada claimed they’ve proof and located a “marketing campaign of violence”.
India had termed it “baseless focusing on”, saying the hounding of the Indian Excessive Commissioner and different diplomats and officers in Canada was fully unacceptable.
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