Interference: India denies Ottawa’s “absurd and baseless” accusations | Tensions between India and Canada

The Indian government strongly denies accusations by Canada’s deputy foreign minister, who said Indian Home Minister Amit Shah authorized a campaign to intimidate or kill Sikh activists on Canadian soil.

The Government of India protests in the strongest possible terms against the absurd and baseless references about the Union Home Minister of IndiaIndian government spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told the media on Saturday.

Such irresponsible actions will have serious consequences on our bilateral relations.

David Morrison confirmed to the Standing Committee on Public Security and National Security on Tuesday that Canadian officials had identified Amit Shah as one of the senior Indian officials who authorized intelligence gathering and attacks against Sikh separatists in Canada.

This minister is considered the second most powerful man in India and is one of the closest confidants of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

In mid-October, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) revealed that they had reason to believe that agents linked to the Indian government had orchestrated “homicides, extortion and other criminal acts of violence.”

Senior Canadian officials deliberately relay unfounded insinuations to international media as part of a strategy to discredit India and influence other countriesaccused the spokesperson for the Indian government.

At a press conference on October 14, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assured that Canada had continually informed Indian authorities of developments in its investigation, which began after the assassination in 2023 of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist activist. India has always refused to collaborate, according to Justin Trudeau.

The Indian government said on Saturday that a diplomatic note had been transmitted and that he had summoned Friday the representative of the Canadian High Commission.