Aus terms Trudeau's allegations against India 'concerning', says has raised the issue with Delhi

 Australia terms Trudeau's allegations against India 'concerning', says has raised the issue with Delhi

PTI 

United Nations : Australia has described Canada's allegations about India's involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader as “concerning” and said Canberra is “monitoring these developments closely” and has raised the issue with its Indian counterparts.

These remarks were made by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong at a press conference in the UN Headquarters on Tuesday.

Wong, who is leading Australia's delegation to the high-level 78th session of the UN General Assembly, was responding to a question on allegations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the involvement of “agents of the Indian government” in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force.

“Look, these are concerning reports, and I note that investigations are still under way, but obviously these are concerning reports, and as I've said, we are monitoring these developments closely with our partners, and we'll continue to do so,” Wong said at the press conference on Tuesday.

Nijjar was one of India's most-wanted terrorists who carried a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head and was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen outside a gurdwara in Surrey in the western Canadian province of British Columbia on June 18.

India has strongly rejected Trudeau's statement made in the Canadian Parliament and said "allegations of Government of India's involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated.”