Bhubaneswar. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said whatever is happening in Canada on the issue of killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar is mostly due to their internal politics and has nothing to do with India. Jaishankar said this in response to the question why Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is criticizing India?
Speaking to senior journalists here, the External Affairs Minister said that the country needs a strong and active leader like Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reforms in various sectors to make a ‘developed India’. Jaishankar said, ‘India’s image at the global level is now much better than before… Canada is an exception. You have seen that the leadership of various countries praise India and its Prime Minister.
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He said that a section of Khalistan supporters are using Canada’s democracy, creating lobbies and becoming a vote bank. The Foreign Minister said that the ruling party in Canada does not have a majority in the Parliament and some parties are dependent on pro-Khalistan leaders.
The Foreign Minister said, ‘We have asked them many times not to give visas, recognition or place in the political arena to such people who are creating problems for them (Canadians), for us and in our relations, but the Government of Canada has Have done nothing.’ Jaishankar said that India demanded the extradition of 25 people, most of whom are Khalistan supporters, but they paid no heed to it.
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau had in September last year accused Indian agents of ‘potentially’ being involved in Nijjar’s murder. After this there was tension in the relations between India and Canada. India had rejected Trudeau’s allegations.
The Foreign Minister said, ‘Canada did not provide any evidence. They do not share any evidence with us in some cases, police agencies do not cooperate with us. It is their political compulsion to blame India. Elections are going to be held in Canada and they are doing vote bank politics.
FIRST PUBLISHED: May 4, 2024, 20:55 IST