"Pinpointing any Home Minister without proof is wrong": BJP Fateh Bajwa on India-Canada row

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 3 (ANI): BJP Punjab's Vice President Fateh Singh Bajwa on Sunday condemned Canada's allegations of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's involvement in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and said that pinpointing any Home Minister without proof is unacceptable.
Bajwa questioned Rahul Gandhi's stance on the issue, asking if he condoned the accusations and if he wouldn't defend his own Home Minister.
"Involving or pinpointing any Home Minister without any proof is wrong. I want to ask Rahul Gandhi what his views are on this. Do you think this is correct and do you not want to defend your Home Minister now?" said Bajwa.
Bajwa believes India's growth is unsettling for Canada, leading to such unwarranted attacks. He also slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's move as an election-winning tactic that would impact Indian students in Canada and damage global relations.
"I believe as a nation India is growing and Canada is not able to digest it. Whatever happened is extremely unfortunate and wrong," he said.
"It was a card played by Trudeau to win. It will have an impact on the children who are studying there. This is just a stunt by Trudeau and this isn't correct. This will have an impact worldwide. All political party leaders should stand together and show Canada that India will not tolerate the disrespect," he added.
Tensions between India and Canada escalated after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed in the Parliament of "credible allegations" implicating India in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
In response, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday strongly protested against the allegations made by the Canadian government against Union Home Minister Amit Shah's purported involvement in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Nijjar.
The MEA described these allegations as "absurd and baseless" and lodged a formal protest against Canada.
During a press briefing on Saturday, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that a "diplomatic note" was handed to a representative of the Canadian High Commission on Friday, conveying India's strong objections."
"Regarding the latest Canadian target, we summoned the representative of the Canadian High Commission yesterday... It was conveyed in the note that the Government of India protests in the strongest terms the absurd and baseless references made to the Union Home Minister of India before the Committee by Deputy Minister David Morrison," he said. (ANI)