India To Withdraw High Commissioner From Canada In Massive Escalation Of Row
NDTV
The ties between the two countries plunged further after Canada said it was investigating the Indian High Commissioner as a "person of interest" in the killing of Nijjar.
The government has decided to withdraw its High Commissioner in Canada after Ottawa linked him and some other Indian diplomats to the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. "We have no faith in the current Canadian Government's commitment to ensure their security," the government conveyed to the Canadian Charge d'Affaires who was summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) this evening.
"It was underlined that in an atmosphere of extremism and violence, the Trudeau Government's actions endangered their safety. We have no faith in the current Canadian Government's commitment to ensure their security. Therefore, the Government of India has decided to withdraw the High Commissioner and other targeted diplomats and officials," the foreign ministry said.
The ties between the two countries plunged further after Canada said it was investigating the Indian High Commissioner as a "person of interest" in the killing of Nijjar.
