British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.
London: Now Britain has also entered the ongoing dispute between India and Canada. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stressed the ‘importance of law and order’ during a phone conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Let us tell you that this conversation took place amidst Canada’s diplomatic dispute with India. There is no direct mention of India in Britain’s official statement, but it does mention the allegations on which investigation is going on in Canada. It is being told that this phone conversation between the Prime Ministers of Britain and Canada took place on Monday evening.
India expelled 6 Canadian diplomats
Let us tell you that earlier India had expelled 6 Canadian diplomats. India had also announced the recall of its High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma from there after rejecting Canada’s allegations of linking its diplomat to the investigation of the murder of Sikh terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. According to Britain’s official statement, ‘PM Starmer spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday evening. They discussed recent developments regarding the allegations that are being investigated in Canada. Both agreed on the importance of law and order. They agreed to remain in close contact until the investigation is completed.
Relations between the two countries are worsening
Let us tell you that the diplomatic dispute between India and Canada over the issue of killing of Sikh terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar had deepened on Tuesday. While Ottawa tried to link the Bishnoi gang to the agents of the Indian government in running a covert operation in India, New Delhi rejected the allegations outright. Amid increasing tension between the two countries, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie did not rule out the possibility of imposing sanctions against India and said that ‘all options are under consideration’. Rejecting Canada’s claim, Indian official sources said that Ottawa’s claim that it had shared evidence with New Delhi in the Nijjar case is not true.
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