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India summoned nan Canadian Deputy High Commissioner connected Monday and expressed "deep interest and beardown protest" aft separatist slogans successful support of a Sikh homeland were raised astatine an arena addressed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Bilateral negotiated relations soured past twelvemonth aft Trudeau said Canada was "actively pursuing reliable allegations" that Indian agents were perchance linked to nan June 2023 murder of a Canadian citizen.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, was changeable dormant extracurricular a Sikh temple connected June 18 successful Surrey, a Vancouver suburb pinch a ample Sikh population. Nijjar supported a Sikh homeland successful nan shape of an independent Khalistani authorities and was designated by India arsenic a "terrorist" successful July 2020.
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New Delhi has denied immoderate general authorities domiciled successful Nijjar's murder.
A group of protesters clasp yellowish flags pinch nan connection "Khalistan," arsenic good arsenic a banner pinch nan image of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh, during a protestation extracurricular India's consulate, a week aft Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised nan imaginable of New Delhi's engagement successful nan execution of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar successful British Columbia, successful Toronto, Ontario, Canada, connected Sept\. 25, 2023. (Reuters/Carlos Osorio/File Photo)
India's overseas affairs ministry said connected Monday it had conveyed "deep interest and beardown protest" astatine specified actions "being allowed to proceed unchecked astatine nan event".
Slogans supporting nan emergence of a separatist authorities were raised astatine an arena in Toronto, according to ANI news agency, successful which Reuters has a number stake.
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"We will ever beryllium location to protect your authorities and your freedoms, and we will ever take sides your organization against hatred and discrimination," ANI reported Trudeau arsenic saying.
Canada has nan highest organization of Sikhs extracurricular their location authorities of Punjab successful India, and nan state has been nan segment of galore demonstrations that have irked India.
The Canadian overseas ministry did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.
