Amid the ongoing diplomatic row with Canada over the killing of a Khalistani terrorist on Canadian soil, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons on Monday that his government had “credible allegations” that linked Indian government agents to the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil in June.
Modi and Jaishankar are meeting in the new Parliament House to discuss India-Canada relations.
Following Trudeau’s remarks, India and Canada have expelled a senior diplomat each. Centre has rejected the allegations as “absurd” and “motivated.”
Nijjar, 45, was an Indian terrorist and chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), and was assassinated outside a gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18. He was one of India’s most wanted terrorists who carried a cash reward of ā¹ 10 lakh.