India bangs Canada media file asserting Modi, Jaishankar understood of Nijjar murder- Economy Junction

India extremely disregarded a file in Canadian media that declared that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval understood a supposed story to execute Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Rubbishing the file by Canadian media electrical outlet– The Globe and Mail, which estimated an unrevealed Canadian essential making the instances, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) claimed, “… such ludicrous statements made to a newspaper purportedly by a Canadian government source should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve.”

“Smear campaigns like this only further damage our already strained ties,” MEA consultant Randhir Jaiswal moreover claimed.

What Canada’s The Globe & Mail report mentioned

The Globe and Mail, on Wednesday launched a information article, the place it cited a senior Canadian safety official as claiming, “Canadian security agencies believe Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India knew about the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia and other violent plots.”

The report talked about that the nationwide safety official labored on the intelligence evaluation of New Delhi’s foreign-interference operations in Canada.

“Canadian and American intelligence tied the assassination operations to Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah. Also in the loop, the official said, was Modi’s trusted national-security adviser Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar,” the official was quoted as saying by the Canadian information outlet.

‘Canada has no direct evidence’

“While Canada does not have direct evidence that Modi knew, the official said the assessment is that it would be unthinkable that three senior political figures in India would not have discussed the targeted killings with Modi before proceeding,” The Globe and Mail claimed.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar assassination

Nijjar was shot and killed on June 18, 2023, exterior a gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia. The Canadian authorities have arrested and charged 4 Indian nationals for the homicide.

Last yr, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, with out offering any “hard evidentiary proof”, publicly accused India of being allegedly concerned in Nijjar’s killing.

New Delhi has strongly dismissed the claims made by Trudeau, calling them “absurd” and “motivated”.

India has additionally been consistently expressing severe issues about extremism and anti-India actions in Canada and has been consistently urging the authorities in Ottawa to take motion towards.

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