2 Canadian ministers take to social media

JALANDHAR

: Canadian politicians, including two ministers of Justin Trudeau’s government, have also flagged the issue. Canadian minister of infrastructure and communities Amarjeet Sohi, who was himself branded a terrorist and tortured in police custody after he was arrested in 1988 in Bihar, tweeted, “From my own experience, everyone should have access to human rights and a fair trial. I have great sympathy for Jagtar Singh Johal.”

While re-tweeting Sohi, Canadian defence minister

Harjit Singh Sajjan

posted on his Twitter handle, “I echo my colleague’s comments and greatly concerned about these reports. Human rights need to be respected.”

New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh tweeted, “Even the allegation of torture should rattle a lover of democracy & human rights to their inner most core. That’s why reports of torture, including electrocution, of Jagtar Singh Johal by

Indian Authorities

is deeply chilling & requires immediate attention.”

Canadian Member of Parliament Randeep

Singh Sarai

and Raj Grewal wrote a joint letter to the Indian high commissioner in

Canada

, Vikas Swarup. They stated that many human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch and Ensaaf had concerns since the 1980s about human rights violations carried out by members of Punjab police.