The White Home said on Tuesday that the US is “deeply involved” about Justin Trudeau’s claims that Indian authorities brokers have been concerned within the assassination of a Khalistani chief in British Columbia in June.
Justin Trudeau on Monday claimed that there are “credible allegations of a possible hyperlink” between the slaying of Khalistani chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June and Indian authorities brokers.
Nevertheless, India has refuted the assertion, calling it “absurd and motivated”, The Hindustan Occasions reported.
“We’re deeply involved concerning the allegations referenced by Prime Minister Trudeau earlier as we speak,” White Home Nationwide Safety Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson mentioned in an announcement.
She added: “We stay in common contact with our Canadian companions. It’s important that Canada’s investigation proceed and the perpetrators be delivered to justice.”
Mélanie Joly, Canada’s overseas minister, introduced the expulsion of a “prime Indian diplomat” in response to Justin Trudeau’s assertion within the Canadian Parliament.
On June 18, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was fatally murdered within the car parking zone of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia.
Because of his involvement in pro-Khalistan actions, the Indian authorities had already labelled him as a terrorist.
Comparable claims have been made by Justin Trudeau to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a gathering on September 10 and “have been fully rejected,” in keeping with an announcement from India’s exterior affairs ministry.
“Such unsubstantiated allegations search to shift the main target from Khalistani terrorists and extremists, who’ve been offered shelter in Canada and proceed to threaten India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The inaction of the Canadian authorities on this matter has been a long-standing and persevering with concern,” the assertion mentioned.