S Jaishankar lambasts Canada in Australia: ‘Political space given to extremists’ | Latest News India
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday lambasted Canada in Australia over the attack on a Hindu temple in Brampton, saying the Justin Trudeau-led country has been providing “political space” to extremists. External affairs minister S Jaishankar in Australia.(PTI) He made the remark during a joint press briefing with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Canberra. In Canada’s Brampton, pro-Khalistan elements clashed with people at the Hindu Sabha temple on Sunday and disrupted a consular event organised by the temple authorities and the Indian Consulate. Referring to Canada’s allegation on the Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case, S Jaishankar said the country has developed a pattern of making unsubstantiated allegations. He also touched upon India’s charge that Canada has illegally placed Indian diplomats under surveillance. “Let me make three comments, one, Canada has developed a pattern of making allegations without providing specifics. Secondly, when we look at Canada, for us, the fact that…our diplomats are under surveillance, is something which is unacceptable,” Jaishankar said. “The third is the incident which the gentleman spoke about, do look …



