Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma voices objections as New Delhi is deemed 'convicted' before the conclusion of the investigation into the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil. Verma urges Canada to release evidence supporting the allegations made by Prime Minister Trudeau.
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00:00 In a recent interview with the CTV News channel, Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay
00:05 Kumar Verma raised significant objections to the premature conviction of New Delhi.
00:11 This comes amid the ongoing investigation into the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep
00:16 Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil.
00:19 Verma urges Canada to release evidence supporting the allegations made by Prime Minister Justin
00:25 Trudeau, emphasising that New Delhi is open to scrutiny if very specific and relevant
00:32 information is communicated.
00:34 On being asked, "How was India convicted?"
00:38 Mr Verma said, "Because India was asked to cooperate and if you look at the typical criminal
00:44 terminology when someone asks to cooperate it means you have already been convicted and
00:50 you better cooperate."
00:51 "India was convicted, is that a rule of law?"
00:57 Ties between India and Canada have been strained after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
01:02 made allegations of Indian involvement in the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep
01:08 Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil earlier this year.
01:12 Nijjar was shot dead outside Gurudwara in Kannadach Sore on June 18.
01:17 In response to the allegations, India dismissed them as "absurd" and "motivated," leading
01:23 to the expulsion of a Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move.
01:28 Notably, Canada has failed to provide any evidence supporting its claims regarding the
01:33 killing, as stated by the Ministry of External Affairs.
01:37 In a recent development, India resumed electronic visa services for eligible Canadian citizens
01:43 starting from November 22, 2023.
01:47 This decision followed a careful review of the security situation.
01:52 It's worth mentioning that in October, Canada withdrew 41 diplomats from India and suspended
01:58 visa services in several consulates after the Indian government revoked their immunity.
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