Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says she is concerned about the safety of India’s diplomats following the appearance of what she calls an ‘unacceptable’ poster for an upcoming protest near Toronto.
Protest planned in memory of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, killed in B.C. shooting
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says she is concerned about the safety of India’s diplomats following the appearance of what she calls an ‘unacceptable’ poster for an upcoming protest near Toronto.
The protest is planned in memory of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was killed in a shooting in British Columbia in June.
A poster for the protest circulating on social media includes photos of India’s top two diplomats in Canada, calls them “killers in Toronto” and suggests it’s time to “kill India.”
Niijar was a vocal opponent of India and supporter of an independent Sikh state. Police say they have found no link to India in their investigation of his death.
Joly says Canada takes the safety of foreign diplomats “very seriously” and is in touch with Indian officials about the poster.
New Delhi has long accused Canada of harbouring extremists who want to carve out a state within India, but Ottawa says that freedom of speech means groups can voice political opinions if they don’t use violence.
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