New Delhi, Feb 28: The government of India on Wednesday reacted sharply to Canadian government's version and asserted that it had "nothing
to do with the presence" of a former Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal at
a dinner hosted by the Canadian High Commissioner and said any suggestion to
the contrary is "baseless and unacceptable".
"We have seen the recent exchange in the Parliament of
Canada regarding two invitations issued to Jaspal Atwal by the Canadian High
Commissioner, for functions hosted in honour of the Canadian Prime Minister in
India," MEA spokesman Raveesh Kumar said in response to queries.
"Let me categorically state that the Government of India, including the security agencies, had nothing to do with the presence of Jaspal Atwal at the event hosted by the Canadian High Commissioner in Mumbai or the invitation issued to him for the Canadian High Commissioner's reception in New Delhi," he said.
The spokesman further said, "Any suggestion to the contrary is baseless and unacceptable".
In a background briefing arranged by the Canadian Prime Minister’s Office, an official tried to suggest that Atwal’s 'presence' as part of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's delegation and 'invites' in some of the events was "arranged by factions within the Indian government" who want to prevent Prime Minister Narendra Modi from getting cozy with a foreign government they believe is not committed to a 'united India'.
In a fiery debate in Canadian Parliament, Mr Trudeau told members answering to specific query:
“Our professional non-partisan service does high quality work, and when one of our top diplomats and security officials says something to Canadians it’s because they know it to be true".
Mr Tredeau' s recent visit to India has been marred by controversies due to grant of Visa to a former Khalistani terrorist Atwal, who was tried and also convicted of attempted murder in 1986 as one of four men who shot and wounded a Punjab minister during a visit to Vancouver Island.
Atwal appeared in a function at Mumbai and his name also had figured as an invitee for dinner hosted by Canadian authorities in Delhi. The Canadian side later withdrew the invite saying it was due to an act of oversight. UNI
"Let me categorically state that the Government of India, including the security agencies, had nothing to do with the presence of Jaspal Atwal at the event hosted by the Canadian High Commissioner in Mumbai or the invitation issued to him for the Canadian High Commissioner's reception in New Delhi," he said.
The spokesman further said, "Any suggestion to the contrary is baseless and unacceptable".
In a background briefing arranged by the Canadian Prime Minister’s Office, an official tried to suggest that Atwal’s 'presence' as part of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's delegation and 'invites' in some of the events was "arranged by factions within the Indian government" who want to prevent Prime Minister Narendra Modi from getting cozy with a foreign government they believe is not committed to a 'united India'.
In a fiery debate in Canadian Parliament, Mr Trudeau told members answering to specific query:
“Our professional non-partisan service does high quality work, and when one of our top diplomats and security officials says something to Canadians it’s because they know it to be true".
Mr Tredeau' s recent visit to India has been marred by controversies due to grant of Visa to a former Khalistani terrorist Atwal, who was tried and also convicted of attempted murder in 1986 as one of four men who shot and wounded a Punjab minister during a visit to Vancouver Island.
Atwal appeared in a function at Mumbai and his name also had figured as an invitee for dinner hosted by Canadian authorities in Delhi. The Canadian side later withdrew the invite saying it was due to an act of oversight. UNI
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