New Delhi. India on Thursday said it has shared security information about members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and other gangs with the Canadian government and has sought their arrest, but no immediate action has been taken so far by Ottawa.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters, “They have not taken any action yet, which is our main concern.” And, there is a political motive behind it, you know…No action has been taken on our security concerns. He said this during his weekly press conference here in response to a question when he was asked about several issues on India-Canada relations. Questions were asked. This was said a day after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified before an investigative commission.
Responding to another question, Jaiswal said, “As far as I know, there are 26 extradition requests pending with Canada from India for the last decade or more.” India on Thursday said that the current diplomatic dispute with Canada The Trudeau government’s allegations stem from baseless allegations, and no evidence has been shared to support Ottawa’s serious allegations against New Delhi.
“We would say that as far as the allegations are concerned, Prime Minister Trudeau’s admission yesterday shows the importance of our stance on the allegations,” he said. We will naturally reject false allegations made against our diplomats. Testifying before a public inquiry into foreign interference in federal election processes and democratic institutions, Trudeau acknowledged on Wednesday that when he killed Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year Alleged involvement of Indian government agents in the assassination, they had only intelligence information and no hard evidence.
The Ministry of External Affairs, reacting to this on Thursday, said that what it has heard is from this firm in New Delhi. The position confirms that Canada has not presented any evidence to support the serious allegations made by Ottawa against India and Indian diplomats.
Jaiswal said, “So far, Canada has not provided any evidence in support of the serious allegations made against India and Indian diplomats.” The comments of the Foreign Ministry spokesperson would have become important in view of the claims made by the Canadian Prime Minister during the investigation. Is. Testifying before the public inquiry, Trudeau claimed that Indian diplomats were collecting information on Canadians who disagree with the Narendra Modi government and passing it on to the highest levels of the Indian government and to criminal organizations such as the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. .
To a question about extradition requests from India, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson said that apart from 26 extradition requests, provisional arrest requests of several criminals are also pending with Canada. Jaiswal said, I would like to take the names of those who have been charged with terrorism and related crimes. They are Gurjeet Singh, Gurjinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Lakhbir Singh Landa and Arshdeep Singh Gill. As I told you, he is wanted on terrorism charges. And there are some related allegations also. India has sought information about the provisional arrest under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. He said that all the five criminals (whose names were taken during the briefing) are fugitives, whose extradition we have demanded. When asked whether Nijjar’s name was in the extradition list, Jaiswal clarified that it was not. Nijjar was shot dead in British Columbia in June last year.
He said New Delhi has shared security-related information about gang members, including the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, with the Government of Canada, and has requested them to arrest them and/or take appropriate action as per law. The spokesperson said that although India has given this information, till now no action has been taken by Canada on our request. This is a very serious matter. It is really strange that the people whom we asked to be deported, whom we asked to be processed, we are being told that they are the same… or the RCMP,” Jaiswal said. The (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) are blaming the Indian side, that these people are committing crimes in Canada, for which you should be blamed. Therefore this is a contradiction of words, which we are not able to understand. India says that the main issue between the two countries is that Canada is giving space to pro-Khalistan elements operating from its soil without any restrictions.