India calls Canada’s allegations against Amit Shah ‘absurd and baseless’ – ThePrint –

New Delhi, Nov 2 (PTI) India has issued its strongest protest against a Canadian minister’s reference to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying such “absurd and baseless” allegations will have serious ramifications for bilateral ties between the two countries. This was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on Saturday.

The comments came after Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister David Morrison said on Tuesday that Shah had ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence gathering against Sikh separatists in Canada.

Morrison also told members of Canada’s national security committee that he had confirmed Shah’s name to The Washington Post, which first reported the allegations.

MEA spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said the revelation that senior Canadian government officials deliberately leaked unsubstantiated insinuations to the international media as part of a deliberate strategy to discredit India and influence other countries only reaffirms the view the Indian government has long held about the current political agenda. Government of Canada. and behavior pattern.

Answering questions during the weekly press briefing, Jaiswal said such irresponsible actions would have serious consequences for bilateral relations.

He said India had summoned a representative of the Canadian High Commission on Friday and the official had been handed a diplomatic note to lodge a strong protest against the “absurd and baseless” remarks made by the Canadian deputy minister against India’s home minister.

Speaking to members of parliament, Morrison did not say how Canada knew about Shah’s alleged involvement.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a year ago that Canada had credible evidence that Indian government agents were involved in the June 2023 murder of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijar in British Columbia.

Dismissing the allegations as absurd, Indian government officials have consistently denied that Canada has provided evidence. PTI KND BJ RT

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