Hours after Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat and said it was "actively pursuing credible allegations" linking Indian government agents to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia on June 18, India rejected all the allegations and called it 'absurd' and 'motivated'.

MEA in an official statement said, "We have seen and reject the statement of the Canadian Prime Minister in their Parliament, as also the statement by their Foreign Minister. Allegations of the Government of India's involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated. Similar allegations were made by the Canadian Prime Minister to our Prime Minister, and were completely rejected."

Calling the allegations unsubstantiated, India further said that the  allegations seek to shift the focus from Khalistani terrorists and extremists, who have been provided shelter in Canada and continue to threaten India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. 

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"The inaction of the Canadian Government on this matter has been a long-standing and continuing concern," added the official statement.

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MEA Arindam Bagchi (ANI Image)

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MEA also urged the Canadian government to take prompt, effective legal action against all anti-India elements operating from its soil, according to a report by PTI.

Meanwhile, earlier on Monday, Canada PM Justin Trudeau said in Parliament that Canadian intelligence agencies have been looking into the allegations after Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a strong Khalistani supporter was gunned down on June 18 outside a Sikh cultural centre in Surrey, British Columbia.

US' Reaction On Canada's Allegations

The US is "deeply concerned" over accusations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau linking Indian government agents to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia in June, the White House said on Monday.

"We are deeply concerned about the allegations referenced by Prime Minister Trudeau earlier today," White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement, according to the news agency Reuters.

"We remain in regular contact with our Canadian partners. It is critical that Canada's investigation proceed and the investigation proceed and the perpetrators be brought to justice," it added.