ANI
Randhir Jaiswal said such ridiculous statements should be rejected with the contempt they deserve. He said that we generally do not comment on media reports. However, such ridiculous statements purportedly made to a newspaper by a Canadian government source should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve.
India rejected the Canadian media report calling it a defamatory campaign. It was claimed by the Canadian media that the Indian Prime Minister was already aware of the alleged conspiracy to murder Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Citing a report attributed to an unnamed official, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said such ridiculous statements should be rejected with the contempt they deserve. He said that we generally do not comment on media reports. However, such ridiculous statements purportedly made to a newspaper by a Canadian government source should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve.
The newspaper has cited information received from a senior national security official in the report. The report claims that India’s National Security Advisor and Foreign Minister were also aware of the conspiracy. India-Canada relations soured last month after Canada linked Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Verma and some other diplomats to murder charges. India strongly rejected all allegations made by Canada in this matter and subsequently recalled the High Commissioner. Following Canada’s allegations, India expelled Canada’s charge d’affaires Stewart Wheeler and five other diplomats.
However, such ridiculous statements purportedly made by a Canadian government source to a newspaper must be rejected. He said that such defamatory campaigns further damage our already strained relations. He was reacting to the news of Canadian Abkhar The Globe and Mail. In the news, the newspaper has cited a senior national security official. It has been claimed in the news that India’s National Security Advisor and Foreign Minister were also aware of this conspiracy. Nijjar was shot dead last year. India has rejected all the allegations made by Canada in this matter.
