New Democratic Party leader and Canadian politician Jagmeet Singh evoked laughter and mockery from journalists at a press conference he held in Canadian capital Ottawa.
“We support today’s decision to expel India’s diplomats and we’re calling on the Government of Canada yet again to put diplomat sanctions against India in place, ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Network (RSS) in Canada, and commit to pursuing the most severe consequences for anyone found to have participated in organised criminal activity on Canadian soil,” Singh told reporters.
However, a video shared by independent journalist Alex Zoltan showed journalists at the press conference mocking Khalistan-backer Singh for his remarks.
HAPPENING NOW: Jagmeet Singh calls for "sanctions on Indian diplomats" and then exits the room to the sound of reporters laughing at him. One yells "that's not how it works" as her colleagues continue mocking Singh for another disastrous press conference. pic.twitter.com/Y7WqcDRkyw— Alex Zoltan (@AmazingZoltan) October 15, 2024
“That’s not how it works,” one journalist can be heard saying.
Singh, who has backed the violent, extremist Khalistan movement, was a former coalition partner of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Ottawa on Tuesday hinted at possible sanctions against India in view of certain findings in the case as the India-Canada diplomatic row over the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar intensified.
India strongly rejected attempts by Canadian authorities to link Indian agents with criminal gangs in Canada with official sources even saying that Ottawa’s assertion that it shared evidence with New Delhi in the Nijjar case was simply not true.
The Canadian authorities accused Indian agents of involvement in “homicides, extortion and violent acts” targeting pro-Khalistan supporters and even attempted to link the Bishnoi gang to unspecified criminal activities on Canadian soil.
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