The Canadian government has retreated on the Hardeep Singh Nijjar case. The Trudeau administration released a statement clarifying that there is no evidence linking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top officials to extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder or any other criminal activities in Canada.
The Canadian government clarified that neither Prime Minister Modi, Foreign Minister Jaishankar, nor National Security Advisor Ajit Doval have any role in criminal activities within the country.
Source: aajtak
This clarification followed a report in a Canadian newspaper that alleged Home Minister Amit Shah plotted Nijjar’s murder. It suggested Prime Minister Modi and other top officials were aware of this plot.
However, the Canadian government distanced itself from these allegations, clearly stating they found no supporting evidence. The media reports are entirely incorrect and suspicious.
Trudeau first accused India in Parliament last year
Last year, Justin Trudeau, speaking in Parliament, accused India of assassinating Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. This sparked diplomatic tensions between India and Canada, leading to fluctuating relations. India accused Trudeau and his party of vote-bank politics, trying to woo Khalistan supporters. Just this January, former Canadian National Security Advisor Jody Thomas confirmed India's cooperation in investigating Nijjar’s murder.
Nijjar was killed last year
In June last year, Nijjar was shot dead outside a gurdwara in Surrey, Canada. A known Khalistani extremist, Nijjar was the chief of the Khalistan Tiger Force and had been residing in Canada for many years.
According to intelligence sources, Nijjar had become a significant concern for Indian investigative agencies over the past year due to providing logistical and financial support to Lawrence Bishnoi's gang overseas.
When Trudeau visited India in 2018, he received a list of Khalistani terrorists from Punjab's then-Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, which included Nijjar. In 2020, India declared Nijjar a terrorist. He had an FIR for a 2010 bombing outside a Patiala temple and was wanted in numerous cases for inciting violence and promoting terrorist activities.
India had designated Hardeep Singh Nijjar as a terrorist. The National Investigation Agency had also announced a reward of 1 million rupees for information leading to his arrest.
