New Delhi:
Exterior Affairs Ministry on Friday termed as pretend a ‘secretly issued memo’ that has surfaced on social media and that falsely makes an attempt to hyperlink Indian diplomats overseas with violent crimes.
No such memo has been issued by the Authorities of India, the Exterior Affairs Ministry stated.
“The stated GoI communication is pretend,” the Exterior Publicity and Public Diplomacy Division (XP Division), of the Ministry of Exterior Affairs stated.
The April 2023 dated pretend memo purportedly from former Overseas Secretary Vinay Kwatra asks Indian diplomats to “domesticate” Indian diaspora teams in Canada “as an important power on the street confrontations with Sikh extremists”.
It goes on to say names of assorted groupings of the diaspora together with the Indo-Canada Affiliation (ICA), Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC), TiE Silicon Valley (TiE SV), and USIBC amongst others.
This comes amid the continuing India-Canada standoff over India’s allegations that Canada acts as a protected haven for Khalistani separatists. Final week devotees and different individuals have been attacked on the premises of a Hindu temple in Brampton, Ontario. India has condemned the violence and urged Canada to supply safety to Indian diplomats.
Final month, India “strongly” rejected a diplomatic communication from Canada suggesting that the Indian Excessive Commissioner and different diplomats have been “individuals of curiosity” in Nijjar’s killing and termed it as “preposterous imputations” and a part of the political agenda of the Justin Trudeau authorities.
Following this, then Excessive Commissioner Verma and 5 different diplomats have been recalled by New Delhi.
Ties between India and Canada soured after Mr Trudeau alleged within the Canadian Parliament final yr that he has “credible allegations” of India’s hand within the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
India denied all of the allegations, calling them “absurd” and “motivated” and has accused Canada of giving area to extremist and anti-India parts of their nation.
Nijjar, who was designated a terrorist by India’s Nationwide Investigation Company in 2020, was shot and killed outdoors a Gurdwara in Surrey in June final yr.
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