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India expelled a senior Canadian diplomat Tuesday and accused Canada of interfering in its internal affairs, escalating a breach with Ottawa over its allegations of Indian involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.

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The decision to expel an Indian diplomat by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, earlier, has been criticised by netizens in Canada. Canada has expelled the diplomat as it was investigating what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called "credible allegations" of the involvement of "agents of the Indian government" in the killing of a Sikh extremist leader in Surrey in June.
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00:00 India expelled a senior Canadian diplomat Tuesday and accused Canada of interfering
00:05 in its internal affairs, escalating a breach with Ottawa over its allegations of Indian
00:10 involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.
00:13 The decision to expel an Indian diplomat by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier has
00:18 been criticised by netizens in Canada.
00:21 Canada has expelled the diplomat as it was investigating what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
00:24 called "credible allegations of the involvement of agents of the Indian government in the
00:30 killing of a Sikh extremist leader in Surrey in June".
00:33 Hardeep Singh Najjar was the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force and one of India's
00:37 most wanted terrorists who carried a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head.
00:42 He was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen outside a gurdwara in Surrey in the western
00:46 Canadian province of British Columbia.
00:49 Over the past number of weeks, Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible
00:53 allegations of a potential link between agents of the Government of India and the killing
00:57 of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Najjar, Trudeau said Monday in a speech to the House
01:02 of Commons.
01:03 "Over the past number of weeks, Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing
01:09 credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the Government of India and the
01:16 killing of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Najjar.
01:23 Canada is a rule of law country.
01:25 The protection of our citizens and defence of our sovereignty are fundamental.
01:31 Our top priorities have therefore been, one, that our law enforcement and security agencies
01:37 ensure the continued safety of all Canadians and two, that all steps be taken to hold perpetrators
01:46 of this murder to account."
01:48 However, his decision to expel the Indian diplomat has been slammed by his own countrymen.
01:54 Journalist Daniel Bodman has expressed his shock at the development.
01:58 On X, he said, "To expel an Indian diplomat based on an internal report that has the potential
02:03 that the Indian government was involved in the death of Hardeep Singh Najjar is insane.
02:07 Absolutely batshit insane behaviour from Trudeau and co," he wrote.
02:12 This is a government that has a history of taking drastic actions based on an intelligence
02:16 report based on a retracted CBC article.
02:18 So, forgive me for pointing out that no one in the international community is going to
02:22 give us the benefit of the doubt," he stated.
02:25 An army veteran named Pierre has slammed the Canada Prime Minister and said, "Trudeau
02:30 is a well-known terrorist lover."
02:32 Another user spoke about Trudeau's impulsive action and said, "This will cost a huge
02:36 amount to India-Canada relations.
02:38 India is a growing power and I don't think ally countries will side with Canada on these
02:41 allegations."
02:42 Some accused him of trying to divert attention from the country's internal issues.
02:47 Diversion tactics, said one Maddy.
02:50 Another user claimed, "He does not even need to be lying or attacking the opposition
02:53 on what he does, much worse for his cadence in how he talks, just making me want to break
02:58 his face."
02:59 The Canadian Foreign Minister's office identified the expelled Indian diplomat as Pawan Kumar
03:03 Rai, the head of India's foreign intelligence agency in Canada.
03:07 Trudeau has briefed the leaders of some of Canada's closest allies about the case, including
03:11 US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel
03:16 Macron.
03:17 Conservative leader Pierre Bolivar said that Canadian citizens must be safe from extrajudicial
03:22 killings.
03:23 "Canadians deserve to be protected on Canadian soil.
03:26 We call on the Indian government to act with utmost transparency as authorities investigate
03:30 this murder.
03:31 The truth must come out," Bolivar said.
03:34 New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh said that he would use "every tool at his
03:38 disposal to bring those responsible to justice."
03:40 India later announced the expulsion of a senior Canadian diplomat.
03:44 Canadian High Commissioner to India Cameron Mackey was summoned to the Ministry of External
03:47 Affairs and informed about the decision to expel the senior Canadian diplomat.
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