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Nijjar Murder Case: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's First Reaction
05 May,2024 04:19 PM
Three Indian men were arrested in Canada on May 03 in connection with Hardeep Singh Nijjar. After the arrest, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made first comments related to the case. He said that Canada is a rule-of-law country with a strong and independent justice system, CBC reported. Notably, Justin Trudeau had earlier raised allegations of India’s involvement in Nijjar’s killing. India’s MEA had vehemently rejected Trudeau’s claims and called them “absurd”. Just after the arrests were made, Trudeau’s ally and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh took to ‘X’ and claimed of India’s involvement in the case. “The Indian government hired assassins to murder a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil - at a place of worship. Today 3 arrests were made. Let me be clear - any Indian agent or state actor that ordered, planned or carried out this murder must be exposed and met with the full force of Canadian law. For Canada, democracy and free speech - there must be Justice for Hardeep Singh Nijjar,” Jagmeet Singh wrote. Though he made claims against the Indian government, the Canadian Police has said that investigation in the matter is still underway. Notably, Jagmeet’s NDP has supported the Liberal minority government led by Trudeau in exchange for support on some key bills. New Democratic Party’s leader Jagmeet Singh is a pro-Khalistani and is known for his anti-India stand.
