Trudeau walked into a trap, says former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
The HinduAmid a row between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a “designated” terrorist also associated with the banned group Sikhs For Justice, former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh dismissed the claims of the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that there was an Indian hand in the murder. Mr. Singh said Nijjar’s murder was the result of a factional feud within the management of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara situated at Surrey in Canada. He said Mr. Trudeau had unfortunately “walked into a trap owing to vote bank politics” and put at stake the diplomatic relationship between India and Canada. Meanwhile, Harjinder Singh Dhami, President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the body responsible for the management of Gurdwaras, in a statement, said that given the existence of Sikhs in the whole world today, “both Canada and India need to join hands,” so that the truth can come out in case of accusations and the relations between the two countries also remain good.