MEA slams Trudeau for 'inaction' against anti-India elements

Highlighting the inaction of the Canadian government against anti-India elements, the Ministry of External Affairs said there exists a gap between the words and action of PM Justin Trudeau, while he claims of supporting 'One India' policy.

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The diplomatic row between India and Canada underwent a fresh escalation when Canada labelled India's High Commissioner and other diplomats as "persons of interest" in the investigation of Nijjar's death.

Following this, India decided to call back its High Commissioner and five other diplomats from Canada.

"So we have seen those comments of Prime Minister Trudeau that he believes in one India policy. But so far, the actions that we have requested against anti-India elements who actually go against one India, who call for dismemberment and disunity of the country, who spouse separatist ideology. No action has been taken," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in weekly briefing on Thursday.

"So you know in a sense there is a difference. There is a gap between action and words here," he added. "We have seen comments of PM Trudeau that he believes in One India policy, but so far the actions we have requested against anti-India elements, no action has been taken. There is a gap between actions and words here," the MEA spokesperson further said.