‘Concerning’: British Sikh MPs on Canada allegations against India - watsupptoday.com
‘Concerning’: British Sikh MPs on Canada allegations against India
Posted 20 Sep 2023 03:21 PM

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British Sikh MPs Preet Kaur Gill and Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi reacted to "disturbing" reports from Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed India's involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in the country.
Opposition Labor, which has a strong Sikh constituency in England, said on social media on Tuesday that their constituents had contacted them over Trudeau's allegations about the killing of Khalistan Tigers leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45. .
They said they would take their concerns directly to government ministers.
"Prime Minister Trudeau's statement on the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar is deeply troubling," tweeted Gill, who is the MP for Birmingham Edgbaston in England's West Midlands.

"It is important that the Canadian investigation moves forward and that those responsible are brought to justice. I want to assure my constituents that I and my colleagues will express our concerns to the ministers," he said.
Dhesi, the MP for Slough in southeast England, also tweeted, claiming that many British Sikhs had contacted him about the issue.
"Regarding the reports from Canada. I have been contacted by many Sikhs from Slough and elsewhere; they are distressed, angry or scared. Given that Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau has announced that he has been working with close allies, we are in touch. The UK government must ensure , that justice has been done," he said. This follows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's statement in the country's parliament on Monday that authorities are actively looking for credible allegations of Indian government involvement in the killing of terrorist Nijjar in British Columbia in June.
In an emergency statement to the House of Commons in Ottawa, Trudeau said the involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen was "an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty."
India strongly rejected Trudeau's claims as "absurd and motivated" and retaliated by firing Canada's top diplomat.

"Such baseless claims are designed to divert attention from Khalistani terrorists and extremists who are hiding in Canada and continue to threaten India's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Canadian government's inaction on this issue has been a long-standing concern," the foreign minister said. ministry in the statement. Shortly afterwards, a British government spokesman said Britain was in close contact with Canadian authorities over the "serious allegations", but declined to comment further.
Prime Minister's spokesman Rishi Sunak later told reporters that "work on trade negotiations will continue as usual" and that Britain "does not want to confuse these issues".

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