Is Canada soft on Khalistani supporters? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau replied

Khalistanis held several rallies in Canada in the last few months. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had to face questions regarding this. Responding to a question, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country has always taken threats of violence very seriously. The Canadian Prime Minister was asked by the media about a parade tableau depicting the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and “Kill India” posters put up by Khalistan supporters at a rally in Brampton.

We have always taken strong action against terrorism: Justin Trudeau

On allegations that the Canadian government is taking a soft stand on Khalistan supporters for electoral gains, Justin Trudeau said they are wrong. Canada has always taken violence and threats of violence extremely seriously. We have always taken strong action against terrorism and we will always do so.

Justin Trudeau said that our country is very diverse and we have freedom of expression, but we will always make sure that we can combat violence and extremism. Let us tell you that some groups of Khalistan supporters have planned to protest outside Indian missions in Canada this Saturday.

Coming down heavily on the Canadian government, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had last week said that Ottawa appears to be motivated by vote-bank politics and this has also affected ties between the two countries. He said that how Canada has dealt with the Khalistani issue is an old issue for us as it very clearly seems to be motivated by vote bank politics.

Jaishankar said that we have made it clear that if there are activities from Canada that attack our sovereignty, territorial integrity and our security, we will have to respond. He said that this has also affected the bilateral relations in the last few years.