As he addressed the Hindu group in Toronto on Sunday amid loud pro-Khalist chants, the country’s prime minister assured the Sikh community that he would never compromise their rights and freedom.
Speaking to the Sikhs on the situation of Khalsa Day, Trudeau hailed Canada’s variety and said,” One of Canada’s greatest advantages is its variety. We are powerful not in spite of our distinctions, but because of our distinctions, but even as we look at these differences, we have to consider, and getting reminded on days such as this, and every day, that Sikh values are American values”.
” To the almost 800, 000 Indians of Sikh history across this country, we will always be there to protect your rights and your rights, and we will always support your community against contempt and discrimination”, he added.
The Canadian Prime Minister added that the nation is also working to improve safety and infrastructure programs by putting more security in community centers and places of worship, including Gurudwaras, to the agenda.
Our government has negotiated a new contract with India to increase more airlines, and more roads between our nations, and we will continue to work with our counterparts to add yet more flights, including to Amritsar, he added.” I know some of you have loved ones that you want to see more frequently,” he added.
Several Khalistani supporters reportedly sat in the audience and chanted pro-Khlistan slogans as he delivered his speech.
On Khalsa day, a large number of Sikhs flocked to downtown Toronto for one of the city’s biggest annual gatherings.
It is interesting that Trudeau’s remarks come at a time when India and Canada’s diplomatic relations are in a difficult bind. The murder of India’s Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a designated terrorist, sparked a conflict between Canada and India.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed that India’s government was involved in the killing, which was denied by India, which contributed to the decline in diplomatic relations between Canada and India.
Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, made allegations of Indian involvement in the killing of Nijjar on Canadian soil in September of last year. India had, however, rejected the allegations, calling them” absurd and motivated.”
Canada has not been able to provide any supporting evidence, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
