India denounces the demonstration against PM Modi by the Khalistani organization during the Canada Khalsa Day Parade

India denounces the demonstration against PM Modi by the Khalistani organization during the Canada Khalsa Day Parade

Additionally, India asked that the Justin Trudeau government stop providing "safe haven and political space" to criminal and separatist organizations.

The Khalsa Day parade was held in the GTA town of Malton, where participants brandished flags of Khalistan and shouted separatist slogans.

According to The Hindustan Times, India denounced Canadian pro-Khalistan protestors for displaying an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in shackles during a march on May 7.

Additionally, India asked that the Justin Trudeau government stop providing "safe haven and political space" on Canadian land to criminal and separatist organizations.

According to the report, during the Khalsa Day march in the GTA town of Malton, participants brandished flags of Khalistan and shouted separatist slogans.

"A rule-of-law country with a strong but independent justice system, as well as a fundamental determination to protecting all its citizens," said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on May 4. According to the report, this phrase was used to publicize the exhibit by the separatist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).

New Delhi said Ottawa should ensure that Indian ambassadors can carry out their responsibilities without fear and voiced worries over their safety once again in Canada.

The incident on Tuesday dealt yet another damage to the two countries' bilateral ties, which had suffered when Trudeau said that Indian government agents were behind the killing of a Khalistani leader in Canada last year, according to HT.

In response to a question about the float in the Malton parade, a representative for the foreign affairs ministry named Randhir Jaiswal said that India has repeatedly voiced its deep concerns about the "violent imagery" used by extremist elements in Canada against the country's democratic government.

"We once more demand that the Canadian government cease offering political space and a safe haven to criminal and secessionist elements within Canada," he said.

Jaiswal recalled that Khalistani activists in Canada had organized a parallel protest in June of last year, complete with a float that showed the assassination of former prime minister Indira Gandhi. He said that there have been posters in Canada that portray Indian officials and make violent threats against them.

In response to India's repeated calls for action towards pro-Khalistan elements making threats against Indian diplomats or disparaging Indian leaders at public events, Canadian officials have said that such activities are covered by freedom of expression and that they cannot take action because no laws have been broken.

Furthermore, Indian officials have maintained that their country's authorities responded more swiftly to complaints about similar conduct made by pro-Khalistan individuals in the US and Australia.