Omar Abdullah on the death of Nijjar: “Canada should prove its allegations with evidence”
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that Canada should share the evidence to back up its claims against India regarding the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. This comes amid heightened diplomatic tensions between India and Canada.
“Canada claims that India was responsible for some occurrence there. India should be given access to the evidence, the head of the National Conference said reporters.
“It is regrettable. Good ties existed between the two nations…There is too much strain in the relationships. Canada claims that an event there was caused by India. Show the proof. Speaking something out loud is a another matter. “Prove it with proof,” Omar urged reporters in Srinagar on Thursday.
The NC leader said that at the UN General Assembly, India also reaffirmed its position.
“EAM indicated that you should provide us with whatever supporting documentation you have. No proof has yet been provided to India. Try it. After that, India would take whatever action is necessary. But India should be given the proof, he said.
He was replying to Trudeau’s claims that the Indian government was complicit in Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Khalistani terrorist, being shot and killed on Canadian territory.
Assuring the Canadian side that action would be taken if they provided concrete facts about the assassination of Nijjar, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said, “We are open to looking at it.”
Jaishankar said at a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, “We assured the Canadians that this is not the policy of the government of India. Second, we asked that you contact us if you had any particular or pertinent information. We are willing to examine it…In a manner, the context is necessary for the image to be full.
Canada has not yet made any public proof of the allegations about the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Jaishankar said that the Indian government has provided Canada with a great deal of information on “organized crime” that has occurred in Canada over the last several years.
