US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller spoke to reporters on Tuesday.
The US statement also comes amid the dispute between India and Canada over the Khalistan supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar case. America accused India of not cooperating in the investigation.
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday: “The allegations against India are very serious. We want the Indian government to contribute to the investigation alongside Canada. India has not done so so far.
Earlier, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had claimed on Monday that Indian government officials were involved in Nijjar’s murder. This is not the first time that America has commented on the tension between India and Canada.
In September last year, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau had accused India in Parliament of being involved in Nijjar’s murder. Even then, America had asked India to cooperate in the investigation.
What happened between India and Canada in 3 days? October 13: Canada sent a letter to India. He said Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma and other diplomats were suspects in the case. Canada did not provide details of the case, but it was linked to the Nijjar case.
October 14: India protested the labeling of its diplomats as suspects and summoned Canada’s ambassador. Hours later, India recalled Sanjay Kumar Verma and other diplomats. Late in the night, it was learned that Canada had also ordered the return of its six Indian ambassadors.
October 15: The Canadian Prime Minister accused Indian agents of being directly involved in Nijjar’s murder.
Claim: Khalistanis were attacked at the behest of Amit Shah The American media Washington Post claimed that Interior Minister Amit Shah and the RAW agency had jointly given authorization to collect intelligence in Canada and attack Khalistan terrorists.
The Washington Post quoted a Canadian official as saying that Indian diplomats were pressuring many people to provide information in exchange for permission to travel to Canada.
This work was led by Sanjay Verma, High Commissioner of India to Canada. According to the report, on October 12, the Canadian NSA also informed Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval during a meeting.
According to Canadian police, Indian agents collected a lot of information Canadian Police Commissioner Mike Duheme held a press conference on Monday. He had said that Indian diplomats and officials in Canada had abused their position and secretly collected information for the Indian government. For this, Indian officials used agents. Some of these agents were threatened and pressured into working with the Indian government.
He said information collected by India was used to target South Asian populations. We reported this to Indian government officials and called on them to stop the violence and cooperate.
Canadian police also held a press conference on October 14.
Khalistani terrorist Nijjar was at the origin of tensions between the two countries, he was assassinated last year. On the evening of June 18, 2023, Nijjar was shot dead while leaving a Gurudwara in the city of Surrey in Canada. On September 18 last year, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau had accused the Indian government of being involved in Nijjar’s killing, which India rejected.
After that, on May 3, three accused of Nijjar’s murder were arrested. All three accused are Indians. Canadian police said police had been monitoring them for several months. They believe that India had given them the task of killing Nijjar. India then declared that it was an internal matter for Canada.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar was assassinated on June 18, 2023. In September, the Canadian Prime Minister accused India of this murder.
Why is the Nijjar question important to Trudeau? Canada holds parliamentary elections in October 2025. Khalistan supporters are considered a major vote bank for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s party. However, just last month Jagmeet Singh’s Khalistan-supporting NDP party, which was part of the Trudeau government, withdrew its support.
Due to the breakdown of the alliance, the Trudeau government was reduced to a minority. However, in the majority test on October 1, Trudeau’s Liberal Party gained the support of another party. This is why Trudeau passed the floor test.
According to the 2021 census, the total population of Canada is 3.89 crore. Of them, 18 lakh are Indians. They constitute 5% of the total population of Canada. Of these, more than 7 lakh are Sikhs, who constitute 2% of the total population.
Nijjar went to Canada 27 years ago, declared a terrorist 3 years ago
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