Canada denies links between killing of Nijjar and PM Modi, Jaishankar and NSA Doval

However, the statement on Friday from Nathalie G. Drouin, Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister described the information in the report as “speculative and inaccurate” adding, “On October 14th, because of a significant and ongoing threat to public safety, the RCMP and officials took the extraordinary step of making public accusations of serious criminal activity in Canada perpetrated by agents of the Government of India. The Government of Canada has not stated, nor is it aware of the evidence, linking Prime Minister Modi, Minister Jaishankar, or NSA Doval to the serious criminal activity within Canada.

India had reacted angrily to the Canadian news report terming it a smear campaign and calling it “ludicrous”. “Smear campaigns like this only further damage our already strained ties,” Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said. Canada-India relations had been strained over the past year especially because of Ottawa’s accusation that Indian agents were behind the killing of Mr Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia.

On 29 October Canada’s Deputy Foreign Minister David Morrison had ‘confirmed’ to the parliamentary committee on public safety and national security in Ottawa that Home Minister Amit Shah had ordered the attacks against pro-Khalistan activists on Canadian soil that led to the murder of Mr Nijjar. He accused Home Minister Shah of being the brain behind the campaign of violence and intimidation against Canadian citizens. The accusation was denied strongly by India

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