India Strongly Opposes Canada Parliament Honouring Khalistani Terrorist

GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 21st June. In a sharp diplomatic rebuke, India has expressed vehement opposition to the Canadian Parliament’s tribute to Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Khalistani terrorist, who was paid tribute in a moment of silence during parliamentary proceedings.

The Indian Foreign Ministry, in its weekly press briefing, stated unequivocally that India will oppose any attempt to provide political legitimacy to extremism and violence. The move by Canadian MPs to honor Nijjar, who was killed in British Columbia last year and was wanted in India for his role in the Khalistani Tiger Force, a designated terror group, has sparked a diplomatic row between the two nations.

Nijjar was accused of masterminding several violent acts in India, including the bombing of a cinema and the murder of a Hindu priest, for which India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) had announced a substantial cash reward for his capture.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s previous allegations of Indian government involvement in Nijjar’s killing were reiterated, drawing strong rebuttals from India, which dismissed the claims as baseless and intended to deflect attention from the real threat posed by Khalistani terrorists harbored in Canada.

The tension has escalated further with the Indian consulate in Vancouver organizing a memorial service to honor the victims of the 1985 Air India bombing, a tragic incident perpetrated by Canadian Sikh extremists, which claimed the lives of 329 innocent passengers.

In response to Canada’s parliamentary gesture, Chandra Arya, an Indian-origin Member of Parliament in Canada, highlighted ongoing concerns about extremism and its impact on community relations, particularly citing incidents of celebration of violence against Indian leaders by Khalistani supporters.