New Delhi
The Canadian government has officially dismissed allegations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval were involved in criminal activities on Canadian soil. In a formal statement released on Friday, Nathalie G. Drouin, Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Canadian Prime Minister, clarified that no evidence supports these claims.
The statement follows accusations made on October 14, when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) alleged serious criminal activity linked to Indian government agents in Canada. The government of Canada, however, emphasized that it had no information connecting the Indian leaders to these activities and described such suggestions as “speculative and inaccurate.”
These clarifications come amid escalating tensions between Canada and India, following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s accusation in October that India was behind covert operations in Canada, including surveillance and coercion, which Trudeau deemed a threat to Canadian sovereignty. India has consistently rejected these allegations as baseless.
India’s response to Canadian criticisms has been sharp. The Ministry of External Affairs recently lodged a diplomatic protest against remarks made by Canadian officials that allegedly implicated India’s Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, in targeting pro-Khalistan activists in Canada.
