India on Thursday registered strong protests after pro-Khalistan extremists staged a 'citizen's court' in front of the Indian consulate in Vancouver and burnt an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Nagaraj Naidu, Joint Secretary (US) summoned the Canadian Deputy High Commissioner in Delhi and lodged a strong protest and demarche conveying New Delhi's strong objections to the Justin Trudeau government's granting of freedom to the Khalistanis.
The tough diplomatic move comes after Canada's parliament observed a 'moment of silence' in memory of Khalistan Tiger Force terrorist Hardeep Singh Najjar.Also read: Indian intel says Najjar was an assassin, not a religious leader.
Najjar, who was shot dead in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18 last year, was an old associate of Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) terrorist Gurudeep Singh alias Deepa Hiranwala, who killed 200 in Punjab in the 1980s. He was involved in more than 100 deaths. Early 1990s. Canadian intelligence has continuously tried to spread the narrative of Najjar, the innocent and religiously minded head of the Guru Nanak Gurudwara in Surrey, Canada.Also read: Exclusive: Why is the Trudeau government silent on Canada-based Punjab gangsters?
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is playing vote bank politics despite repeated protests from the Indian government. He runs a minority government with the support of the Khalistan-aligned New Democratic Party, which is run by India-hater Jagmeet Singh.
During the G7 summit in Italy earlier this month, Prime Minister Modi briefly met Trudeau but did not hold a bilateral meeting with the Canadian prime minister, who has criticized anti-India propaganda run by Khalistanis from his homeland. Refuse to stop.
Last year, Trudeau in the Canadian Parliament alleged the role of Indian agents in Najjar's murder, but so far not a shred of evidence has been provided to substantiate his allegations. Requests for extradition have not been forthcoming from the Trudeau government. The list includes notorious gangsters and pro-Khalistan terrorists who have taken refuge in Canada.