The video has been obtained by The Fifth Estate and has been independently verified by more than one source said CBC News. The attack that is described as being 'highly coordinated' involved six men and two vehicles.
Speaking during the House of Commons session this week, Gill – without taking any names – referred to alleged assassination plots against Sikhs abroad to ask about security steps for “British Sikh activists.” “
The external affairs minister said India had to suspend the issuance of visas in Canada as its diplomats were repeatedly "threatened and intimidated in many ways" and we "got very little comfort from the Canadian system that time".
No one was injured in the incident, although a vehicle was heavily damaged by gunfire along with multiple bullet holes in Simranjeet Singh's house. Notably, Nijjar was slain outside his Surrey residence in June last year and was the centre of a diplomatic spat between India and Canada.
Jody Thomas, Trudeau's ex-national security adviser, said India is cooperating with Canada to resolve the issue after the US unveiled a foiled murder plot against another Khalistani separatist. Relations between India and Canada soured after Trudeau alleged India's involvement in Nijjar's death.
US federal prosecutors have charged that Gupta was working with an Indian government employee in the foiled plot to kill Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who holds dual citizenship of the US and Canada.
According to Canadian PM Trudeau, the US indictment has forced the Indian government to adopt a more sober tone in a foiled murder plot of Khalistani terrorist Gurupatwant Singh Pannun.
"If someone gives us any information, we would definitely look into it. If a citizen of ours has done anything good or bad, we are ready to look into it. Our commitment is to the rule of law," PM Modi told FT.
Jaishankar, who was addressing the Rotary Institute 2023 event in Bengaluru, emphasised that If any country, not just Canada, had raised concern and had provided inputs or some basis for that concern, India would have looked into it.
The Canadian Prime Minister claimed that his officials had "warned" New Delhi about India's role in the chilling developments in their country and added Ottawa tried to keep the issue under the diplomatic channel.
The Canadian PM also highlighted his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, where he reportedly raised the Khalistan issue. The allegations made by Trudeau on September 18 were rejected by India's Ministry of External Affairs and soured bilateral ties.
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi dismisses the report, calling it part of a "sustained disinformation campaign" against India and warns against amplifying false news.
The External Affairs Minister argued that the US shared inputs that had a bearing on India's national security interests, while Canada provided no proof to support its claims. The matter concerns an Indian national being indicted in a murder plot against Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
Verma stressed that India was 'absolutely and decidedly' involved in Nijjar's death and called on the Canadian administration to provide 'specific and relevant' information. He also clarified that the "legally presentable" US inputs had connections to India but not the Indian government.
G20 Summit: The major development came amidst diplomatic tensions between India and Canada following Trudeau's "absurd and baseless" allegations against New Delhi. Notably, India is currently holding the presidency of the G20 and a virtual Leaders' summit of the same is scheduled for today.
The major development came nearly eight months after the Indian Consulate in San Francisco came under attack from suspected Khalistani elements. Subsequently, US officials have identified as many as 45 people involved in the violent attack on the consulate.
Indian diplomat Mohammed Hussain presented proposals for Canada to take strong action against preventing misuse of freedom of expression and attacks on places of worship. He also called on Canada to end structural discrimination against children belonging to indigenous groups.
Trudeau said that Canada tried to work "collaboratively" and "positively" with New Delhi and added Ottawa will continue to work with Indian counterparts. "This is not a fight we want to be having right now but we will unequivocally always stand up for the rule of law...," added Trudeau.
Kwatra said that the Indian side raised grave concerns over the recent threat video uploaded by Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, wherein he threatened the Indian government and Air India to blow up the flight on November 19.
The Diwali celebration in Canada came at a time when the relations between India and Ottawa reached a new low after PM Justin Trudeau alleged Indian agents were behind the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
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