Just what’s going on, Justin?

Ajai Sahni
Sep 19, 2023 | 21:27 IST

The Trudeau government’s allegation has no credibility and seems part of a concerted attempt to target India. It’s likely that Khalistani extremist Nijjar, who was involved in gang wars, fell victim to his own criminal associates

Exactly three months after the killing, on June 19, of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Khalistani extremist, the ‘chief’ of the Khalistan Tiger Force, and the head of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurudwara at Surrey, Vancouver, Canadian PM Trudeau announced at an emergency session of parliament that there were “credible allegations” of the involvement of “Indian agents” in Nijjar’s death, and ordered the expulsion of a senior Indian diplomat for his purported role in the ‘assassination’.

Critically, Trudeau spoke of ‘credible allegations’, not ‘credible evidence’. In three long months, no public disclosures by Canadian agencies have been made regarding the investigation into the killing, and there is no publicly available evidence of any significant progress in the case, though Trudeau’s statement is now likely to colour further investigations.
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