The government of Justin Trudeau dismisses as "speculative" any connection between PM Narendra Modi and S Jaishankar and illegal activity in Canada.

The government of Justin Trudeau disputes any connection between criminal activity in Canada and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and S Jaishankar.

On Friday, the Justin Trudeau administration rejected any connection between criminal activity in Canada and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

The Canadian prime minister's national security and intelligence advisor, Nathalie G. Drouin, issued a statement saying, "The government of Canada has not stated, nor is it aware of evidence, linking Prime Minister Modi, Minister Jaishankar, or NSA Doval to the serious criminal activity within Canada."

It went on to say, "Any suggestion to the contrary is both speculative and inaccurate."

According to the statement, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or RCMP, and officials took the "extraordinary step of making public accusations of serious criminal activity in Canada perpetrated by agents of the Government of India" on October 14 due to a "significant and ongoing threat to public safety."

The Canadian government made the remark after India on November 20 vehemently denied a report in the Globe and Mail newspaper that sought to link PM Narendra Modi, S Jaishankar, and Ajit Doval to the killing of NIA-designated terrorist Hardeep Nijjar.

It should be thrown out with the "disdain they deserve," according to the ministry of external affairs. Such "smear campaigns" only "further damage our already strained ties," the MEA had emphasized.

"Normally, we don't respond to news reporting. Nonetheless, such absurd claims given to a publication by a supposedly Canadian official source ought to be treated with the disdain they merit. Our already tense relations are only made worse by smear operations like this," MEA spokeswoman Randhir Jaiwal stated.

Canada-India diplomatic dispute
India has frequently expressed its profound worry over extremism, the culture of violence, and anti-Indian activities in Canada, and it has urged Canadian authorities to take action against these activities. As a result, India's relations with Canada have suffered a dramatic decline.

Last year, Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, stated that he had "credible allegations" that India was involved in the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.

India has refuted all of the accusations, describing them as "absurd" and "motivated." It has also charged that Canada is allowing anti-Indian and extremist elements to flourish in their nation.

Six Canadian diplomats were previously recalled by India after the Canadian government designated them as "persons of interest" in the probe into the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

On June 18 of last year, Nijjar was slain outside the Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia.