Amid rising diplomatic tensions between India and Canada, the Indian government formally lodged a protest against Ottawa on Saturday in response to allegations from Canadian officials regarding Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s purported involvement in orchestrating actions against Khalistani activists in Canada. The controversy ignited earlier this week when Canadian officials acknowledged leaking information to The Washington Post about Shah’s alleged role in a campaign targeting Sikh separatists.
In a press briefing, Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), stated, “Regarding the latest Canadian target, we summoned the representative of the Canadian High Commission yesterday. It was conveyed in the note that the Government of India protests in the strongest terms to the absurd and baseless references made to the Union Home Minister of India before the Committee by Deputy Minister David Morrison.”
In fact, the revelation that high Canadian officials deliberately leak unfounded insinuations to the international media as part of a conscious strategy to discredit India and influence other nations only confirms the view that the government of India has long held about the current Canadian government’s political agenda and behavioural pattern. Such irresponsible actions will have serious consequences for bilateral ties,” the MEA spokesperson added.
