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The Ministry of External Affairs said that Canadian government officials deliberately leaked baseless allegations to the international media to defame India and influence other countries. Randhir Jaiswal said that such irresponsible acts will have a serious impact on bilateral relations.
The government on Saturday termed a Canadian minister’s allegations against Union Home Minister Amit Shah as absurd and baseless. A representative of the Canadian High Commission was called on Friday and a note protesting the allegations was handed to the officer. Addressing a press conference today, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that regarding the latest Canadian target, we called a representative of the Canadian High Commission yesterday. It stated that the Government of India strongly opposes the absurd and baseless references made before the Committee by Deputy Minister David Morrison to the Union Home Minister of India.
The Ministry of External Affairs said that Canadian government officials deliberately leaked baseless allegations to the international media to defame India and influence other countries. Randhir Jaiswal said that such irresponsible acts will have a serious impact on bilateral relations. The government rejected the allegations and said the move was aimed at defaming India and “influencing other countries”.
The MEA said that in fact, the revelation that high Canadian officials are part of a conscious strategy to defame India and influence other countries only confirms the view that the Indian government has long held that the current Canadian government’s political agenda and Holds about behavior patterns. Relations between India and Canada soured last year following the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar and the Canadian government’s allegations of links between Indian agents. “Such irresponsible actions will have serious consequences on bilateral relations,” the government said on Saturday.
On the reduction in the number of visas by the Canadian government, Randhir Jaiswal said that we are monitoring the well-being of our students and professionals working in Canada. Our concern for their safety remains strong. He said that some of our consular officers were recently informed by the Canadian government that they have been and will remain under audio and video surveillance. Their communications have also been intercepted. We have formally protested to the Canadian government as we consider these actions to be a gross violation of relevant diplomatic and consular conventions. The Canadian government cannot justify the fact that it is engaging in harassment and intimidation by citing technicalities. Our diplomatic and consular personnel are already working in an environment of extremism and violence. This action by the Canadian government escalates the situation and is inconsistent with established diplomatic norms and practices.
