Jaishankar: Partner countries asked not to give space to Khalistani ideology

When asked about reports of Khalistani posters in Canada against Indian diplomats, he said the issue will be raised with the government of that country.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets the family of Kashmiri Pandit advocate Tika Lal Taploo, who was killed by militants in 1989, in Delhi, Monday. He assured them that the situation in Kashmir was moving towards normalcy. (PTI)

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday said India has asked its partner countries such as Canada, the UK and the US not to give space to “extremist Khalistani ideology” as it is “not good” for relations.

When asked about reports of Khalistani posters in Canada against Indian diplomats, he said the issue will be raised with the government of that country. The “radical, extremist Khalistani ideology” is not good for India or its partner countries such as the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, he told reporters on the sidelines of a BJP outreach campaign.

“We have already requested our partner countries like Canada, the US, the UK and Australia where sometimes Khalistani activities happen, not to give space to Khalistanis. Because their (Khalistanis) radical, extremist thinking is neither good for us nor for them nor our relations,” he said. “We will raise the issue of posters with those government. I think it would have already been done by now as it happened two to three days earlier.”

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Also Read | ‘Kill India’ poster in Canada triggers outrage

A fresh controversy has erupted after a poster was released by pro-Khalistan elements in Canada carrying photos of Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma and Consul General of India in Toronto Apoorva Srivastava, blaming them for the killing of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar — a wanted terrorist in India.

Nijjar was killed in the parking lot of a gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18.

The poster called for a rally on July 8 to the Indian Embassy in Toronto.

Last month, India had slammed Canada after visuals surfaced on social media of a tableau in Brampton that reportedly celebrated the assassination of former PM Indira Gandhi.

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