There is no official response from India to Canada’s allegations against Amit Shah yet

On October 16, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were “increasingly clear indications” that India had violated Canada’s sovereignty by attacking Sikh separatist activists on its territory. India’s actions, Trudeau added, were a “terrible mistake”

Late Tuesday, Canada accused Union Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah of being behind a “campaign of violence and intimidation” targeting pro-Khalistan activists, a claim likely to escalate an ongoing diplomatic row between Ottawa and New Delhi.

However, there has been no official response from India so far Reuters reported Wednesday that government officials have denied the allegations.

Deputy Foreign Minister David Morrison told members of the national security committee on Tuesday that the government sees Shah as “the architect of the campaign” against Sikh separatists in Canada, including the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijar last year.

Morrison told committee members that he had confirmed Shah’s name Washington Postwhich also previously reported the allegations. “A journalist called me and asked if this was the person. I confirmed that it was the person,” Morrison told the committee, although he did not provide evidence to support Canada’s accusation.

Trudeau previously said Canada had credible evidence that Indian government agents were involved in the June 2023 killing of Canadian Sikh activist Nijar in British Columbia, an allegation that set off a downward spiral in India-Canada relations.