Surrey Gurdwara was instructed to take down the poster. Supply: Twitter
Posters that urged violence in opposition to Indian diplomats at a Gurdwara in Surrey, Canada, have been eliminated after native authorities stepped in. This motion comes as relations between Canada and India deteriorated because of allegations of India’s involvement within the homicide of a Khalistani terrorist earlier this yr.
Sources point out that the Surrey Gurdwara was instructed to take down the posters that known as for the killing of three Indian diplomats. Authorities acknowledged the seriousness of the state of affairs and the unfavorable notion of such messages originating from Canadian soil.
Moreover, the Gurdwara has been suggested in opposition to utilizing loudspeakers for any extremist bulletins.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, aged 45, who led the banned Khalistan Tiger Drive (KTF) and was one among India’s most-wanted terrorists, was fatally shot by two unidentified people outdoors a Gurdwara in Surrey, situated within the western Canadian province of British Columbia, on June 18.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused “agents of the Indian government” of involvement within the killing on Monday. In response, New Delhi dismissed these claims as “ridiculous” and “biased” and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat, mirroring Ottawa’s expulsion of an Indian official associated to the case.
On Thursday, India urged Canada to take robust motion in opposition to terrorists and anti-India parts working from its territory. India additionally suspended visa providers for Canadians as tensions escalated between the 2 nations over Nijjar’s killing, pushing their relationship to an all-time low.
Moreover, India known as on Canada to cut back the dimensions of its diplomatic workers within the nation, arguing for parity within the quantity and rank of diplomatic personnel. Canada at present has extra diplomatic workers in India than New Delhi has in Canada.