Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is blaming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a diplomatic chill with India, saying Ottawa needs a 91裸聊视频減rofessional relationship91裸聊视频� with the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Meanwhile, Modi91裸聊视频檚 government says it is upset with the federal Liberals and not Canada as a whole.
Trudeau announced in the House of Commons last month that Canadian intelligence services are investigating 91裸聊视频渃redible91裸聊视频� information about 91裸聊视频渁 potential link91裸聊视频� between India91裸聊视频檚 government and the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 fine to have our disagreements and to hold each other accountable, but we have to have a professional relationship 91裸聊视频� with the Indian government,91裸聊视频� Poilievre told Namaste Radio Toronto in a video posted online Saturday afternoon.
Poilievre also blamed Trudeau for the 91裸聊视频渁ggression shown to Indian diplomats at public events.91裸聊视频�
Earlier this year, before Trudeau91裸聊视频檚 revelation regarding the Nijjar case, India lamented rowdy protests by Sikh separatist groups outside diplomatic missions in Canada, and posters offering cash rewards for the home addresses of India91裸聊视频檚 diplomats.
New Delhi formally called on Canada to better uphold its duty to protect foreign diplomats and in late August, India91裸聊视频檚 high commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma, said his country was 91裸聊视频渧ery satisfied91裸聊视频� that the Liberal government had responded appropriately and that its diplomats were secure.
Poilievre claims in the interview that Trudeau is turning Canadians against each other, citing vandalism at Hindu places of worship.
91裸聊视频淚 strongly condemn all threats on the attacks on Hindu mandirs, the threats against Hindu leaders,91裸聊视频� Poilievre told Namaste Radio Toronto.
91裸聊视频淭here should be criminal charges laid against anyone who attacks either the property or people at Hindu mandirs, just like anywhere else.91裸聊视频�
Poilievre did not cite a specific example, but he mentioned a month ago on X, formerly known as Twitter, 91裸聊视频渉ateful comments targeting Hindus in Canada91裸聊视频� that he said needed to be called out.
In the interview, Poilievre did not mention the Nijjar case, nor did the interviewer ask about it. Poilievre has previously said that those responsible for the homicide must be prosecuted, and has urged Trudeau to provide more of its information on the case.
91裸聊视频淛ustin Trudeau is considered a laughingstock in India, the world91裸聊视频檚 biggest democracy,91裸聊视频� Poilievre said in his interview.
His office declined to comment about the interview Monday.
Poilievre did not directly mention Sikhs in Canada, nor a subset of those communities who advocate for a separate state in India they call Khalistan.
But the World Sikh Organization in Canada argues Poilievre is indirectly pointing the finger at Sikhs.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e talking about the violation of Canadian sovereignty and the assassination of Canadian citizen on Canadian soil, (allegedly) by India,91裸聊视频� the group91裸聊视频檚 lawyer Balpreet Singh said.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 very disappointed to see His Majesty91裸聊视频檚 loyal opposition leader siding with a hostile foreign government against Canadian intelligence, Five Eyes intelligence and frankly the memory of a dead Canadian citizen.91裸聊视频�
Singh said his group condemns calls for violence against Hindu people, but he said Poilievre is siding with New Delhi against Canadian interests.
91裸聊视频淲e shouldn91裸聊视频檛 be playing politics with a matter of this gravity,91裸聊视频� he said.
91裸聊视频淭he situation is not a result of Prime Minister Trudeau91裸聊视频檚 actions or individuals in the Sikh community who have spoken out against Indian diplomats.91裸聊视频�
Also this past weekend, India91裸聊视频檚 foreign affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said his country might end its freeze on Canadian visas if Canada better ensures the safety of Indian diplomats.
91裸聊视频淲e stopped issuing visas in Canada because it was no longer safe for our diplomats to go to work to issue visas,91裸聊视频� Jaishankar claimed on Sunday, despite his own envoy to Ottawa saying otherwise.
91裸聊视频淥ur diplomats are not safe. If we see progress there, I would like very much to resume the issuing of visas. My hope would be that it would be something which would happen very, very soon.91裸聊视频�
Jaishankar also claimed that New Delhi91裸聊视频檚 decision to reduce Canada91裸聊视频檚 diplomatic presence in India 91裸聊视频� leading to the majority being removed from the country 91裸聊视频� was the result of unspecified meddling by Canada in India.
91裸聊视频淲e invoked parity because we had concerns about continuous interference in our affairs by Canadian personnel,91裸聊视频� he said.
91裸聊视频淲e haven91裸聊视频檛 made much of that public. My sense is over a period of time, more stuff will come out and people will understand why we had that discomfort with many of them.91裸聊视频�
India91裸聊视频檚 envoy to Canada said on Aug. 31 that 91裸聊视频渨e feel very satisfied91裸聊视频� with Ottawa91裸聊视频檚 response to a request for better protection. 91裸聊视频淥ur concerns have been taken on board. It has been well understood,91裸聊视频� Verma said.
Foreign Affairs Minister M茅lanie Joly revealed on Sept. 14 that Indian diplomats in Canada 91裸聊视频渉ave 24/7 security,91裸聊视频� which is a service Ottawa offers to very few diplomatic missions.
Jaishankar also said Sunday he takes issue with the federal Liberals. 91裸聊视频淭he problems we have are with a certain segment of Canadian politics, and the policies which flow from that,91裸聊视频� he said.
University of British Columbia professor Vina Nadjibulla said that91裸聊视频檚 the first time India has ever explicitly indicated its issues with Canada fall along political lines.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 quite surprising, for a foreign secretary like Jaishankar to say that 91裸聊视频� essentially pointing at the Liberal government and at the prime minister himself,91裸聊视频� she said.
Nadjibulla said she91裸聊视频檚 seen 91裸聊视频渢roubling91裸聊视频� posters around Surrey, B.C., that call for violence toward Indian government officials.
91裸聊视频淭he challenge that 91裸聊视频� countries that have large diasporas of Sikh communities have is to obviously protect freedoms of expression and freedom of assembly, but also recognize that there is a serious concern for India when it comes to this issue,91裸聊视频� she said.
91裸聊视频淲e have to engage both sides.91裸聊视频�
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