Govt Rejects Canada’s Election Interference Charge, Accuses It Of Meddling in India’s Affairs
News 18India rejected Canada’s allegations that New Delhi interfered in Canadian democratic processes. We strongly reject such baseless allegations of Indian interference in Canadian elections, it is not the government of India’s policy to interfere in the democratic process of other countries,” Randhir Jaiswal said during a regular press briefing. The report named India as a ‘foreign interference threat’ and instructed the government to do more to “protect Canada’s robust democratic institutions and processes”. Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister, last month said Canadian authorities would examine the alleged Indian interference in its last two general elections, in 2019 and 2021. Bilateral ties between India and Canada reached a new low last year when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged that India played a role in the killing of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.