India has strongly rejected Canada's allegations that the Indian High Commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma, and other diplomats are 'persons of interest' in an ongoing investigation. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs called the claims 'preposterous imputations', attributing them to the political agenda of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government centered around vote bank politics. India asserted that Canada has not provided any evidence regarding the allegations and accused the Trudeau government of supporting violent extremists. The diplomatic row escalated after Canada suggested that Indian diplomats were involved in the investigation related to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India warned that it reserves the right to take further steps.
