India lodges protest over Ottawa's accusations against Shah

India dismisses Canadian minister’s allegations against Amit Shah and lodges a strong protest

On Saturday, the government dismissed the Canadian minister’s accusations against the Union Home Minister as “ridiculous and without foundation” and lodged a strong protest over Ottawa’s allegations. On Friday, the Canadian High Commission’s representative was called in and given a note expressing opposition to the allegations.

Addressing a press conference today, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “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 to the absurd and baseless references made to the Union Home Minister of India before the Committee by Deputy Minister David Morrison.”

“It was conveyed in the note that the government of India protests in the strongest terms to the absurd and baseless references made to the Union Home Minister of India before the committee by deputy minister David Morrison,” Jaiswal added.

Two high-ranking officials of the government led by Justin Trudeau admitted to leaking intelligence and sensitive information about India to the Washington Post before Canadian police officially accused their investigation into the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar of uncovering connections between Indian government agents and violent acts in Canada. During a parliamentary panel on Tuesday, Deputy Foreign Minister David Morrison revealed that a high-ranking official in the government led by PM Modi was responsible for plotting against Sikh separatists in Canada.

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The government dismissed the allegations and said the move was aimed at discrediting India and “influencing other nations”.

Infact, the revelations of that senior Canadian officials intentionally share baseless accusations with the global media as a deliberate tactic to undermine India and sway other countries only solidifies India’s longstanding perception of the Canadian government’s political motives and actions.

The MEA strongly criticized the monitoring of Indian consular officials in Canada and stated that a formal complaint has been filed with the government led by Justin Trudeau regarding the matter. The government described the monitoring of its officials as a clear breach of diplomatic norms.