"Request both PMs to hold dialogue": SGPC's Ram Singh expresses concern on India-Canada relations
Nov 03, 2024
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], November 3 : A member of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Ram Singh on Sunday expressed his concerns over the tense India-Canada relations, saying that the Prime Ministers of both the countries should hold a dialogue on the matter.
"Canada is also called as 'mini Punjab'...I request the PMs of both nations to hold a dialogue regarding this matter," he told ANI.
"The conflict between India and Canada is a very serious and concerning matter," he added.
Also highlighting that both the countries have had good relations, which has led to many people from Punjab settling in the country too.
"India has held a good relationship with Canada, which is why the people from Punjab have chosen Canada to settle there. A lot of people have got citizenship there, and they have progressed in their lives. The deteriorating relations between the two nations have increased the stress for such people," he said.
Tensions between the two nations recently escalated following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's claims in Parliament of "credible allegations" implicating India in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
In response, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday strongly protested against the allegations made by the Canadian government against Union Home Minister Amit Shah's purported involvement in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Nijjar.
The MEA described these allegations as "absurd and baseless" and lodged a formal protest against Canada.
During a press briefing on Saturday, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that a "diplomatic note" was handed to a representative of the Canadian High Commission on Friday, conveying India's strong objections.
"Regarding the latest Canadian target, we summoned the representative of the Canadian High Commission yesterday... It was conveyed in the note that the Government of India protests in the strongest terms the absurd and baseless references made to the Union Home Minister of India before the Committee by Deputy Minister David Morrison," he said.
