NDP leader and former Trudeau ally, Jagmeet Singh, has been criticizing Canadian Hindus for their opposition to both Sikhs and Muslims. In response to concerns about harassment from pro-Khalistani supporters aligned with Justin Trudeau, six Indian diplomats, led by High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma, are preparing to return to India by Saturday afternoon using discreet travel arrangements.
The diplomatic representation from India in Canada will shrink to nine, while Canada will maintain 15 diplomats in India, following the expulsion of six Canadian diplomats by the Modi government. Previously, India had 12 diplomats in Ottawa, compared to 62 Canadians in Delhi when bilateral relations were more stable.
Trudeau is expected to side with Singh and the pro-Khalistani elements, using anti-Hindu sentiment as a strategy for political survival. He aims to gain support from other Canadian political parties to target India over the murder of terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, which occurred on June 18, 2023.
With an eye toward his radical Sikh constituents, Trudeau has briefed the Five Eyes Alliance on the diplomatic tensions with India. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s deep state is allegedly collaborating with the National Council of Canadian Muslims to exacerbate the rift between India and Canada.
Observers suggest that Trudeau may leverage the Foreign Interference Commission and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to implicate India in the Nijjar case. A top diplomat questioned why the RCMP has yet to file charges if Trudeau’s claims about Nijjar’s murder were so straightforward, and why the Canadian government has not presented any evidence linking Indian agents to the incident.
Trudeau appears to be using statements from counsel for the proscribed Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) to advance his agenda, despite the inquiry being criticized as one-sided. He is set to testify before the Commission on October 16, following the testimony of the Safety Minister. A top security official labeled the inquiry a “sham” aimed at defaming India.
While the RCMP has not filed charges in the Nijjar case, Trudeau declared India guilty in the Canadian Parliament on September 18. Reports suggest that Canadian authorities may seek to pressure one of the four arrested Sikh suspects to testify against India, taking advantage of their status as Canadian citizens or asylum seekers, who would have no Indian legal representation.
A bounty of half a million Canadian dollars has been placed on High Commissioner Sanjay Verma’s head, with pro-Khalistani activists burning his effigy in Vancouver last Saturday.
Despite Trudeau’s intentions to accuse India of foreign interference in Canadian elections, Indian intelligence has gathered evidence suggesting that officials from the Canadian High Commission in Delhi and its consulate in Chandigarh have been secretly engaging with ruling parties in Delhi and Punjab, attempting to radicalize the Sikh community and fuel the farmers’ movement, while orchestrating a human rights narrative against the Modi government.