Several Canadian leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeu, have expressed concern over the farmers’ protest.
Comments from the Canadian leadership on the ongoing agitation by farmers are “ill-formed,” a foreign ministry official said Tuesday. India’s response came hours after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that his country had contacted Indian authorities “through multiple means” to express concern for protesting farmers.
“We have seen some misinformed comments from Canadian leaders regarding Indian farmers. Such comments are unjustified, especially when they concern the internal affairs of a democratic country, ”said official spokesman Anurag Srivastava in response to a media inquiry.
Trudeau previously said that the news about the protest taking place in Delhi “is worrying.”
“We are all very concerned about family and friends … Canada will always be there to defend the rights of peaceful protesters,” he said, announcing that Canada has contacted the Government of India regarding the protests they have received. the support of your voice. Coalition partner Jagmeet Singh of the New Democratic Party (NDP), who has a strong foundation among the Indo-Canadian community.
Responding to the Canadian Prime Minister’s comments, Srivastava said: “It is also better that diplomatic talks are not misrepresented for political purposes.”
I. Jagmeet Singh is the leader of the NDP and a key coalition partner in the Canadian government. In the past, he has spoken in support of civil and political rights in India. On Monday, he greeted his followers at the Gurupurav or Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary and said: “Guru Nanak Sahib Ji led a social revolution believing that we are all one and the same today, as millions of farmers march to the capital of India to oppose privatization – – walk in this spirit. “
Several other Indo-Canadian political figures such as Gurratan Singh and Canadian Member of Parliament Jack Harris also expressed concern about the protests in India. Harris, also of the NDP, has described the police action on the farmers as “alarming.”
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