India denounces Canadian Parliament’s ‘minute of silence’ in tribute to pro-Khalistani terrorist Nijjar | News from India

At a press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: “Time and again, we have said that the activities of the Khalistani are a matter of grave concern for us. We have repeatedly called on the Government of Canada to act. The political space given to anti-India extremist elements and those advocating violence must stop and take action….”

Further, regarding the functioning of the Khalistani ‘citizen courts’ in Canada, Jaiswal said the government had strongly protested to the Canadian High Commission in Delhi and asked it to take appropriate action.

“We strongly protested to the Canadian High Commission here. Such courts or gatherings are of no use. We have strongly discussed this with them and requested them to take appropriate action in the matter…” he said.

On June 18, towards the end of deliberations in the House of CommonsSpeaker Greg Fergus rose to announce: “Following discussions between representatives of all parties in the House, I understand that there has been agreement to observe a minute’s silence commemorating the assassinated Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, one year ago today.

Following this, the deputies stood up and observed a minute of silence. The Indian Express corroborated the video with official recordings of debates in the House of Commons, available on the ParlVu website.

Foreign Minister Vinay Kwatra said last week that the main issue between India and Canada remains the political space Ottawa gives to anti-India elements who advocate extremism and violence.

India has repeatedly expressed its “deep concerns” to Canada and New Delhi expects Ottawa to take strong action against these elements, he said.