Justin Trudeau's Admission on Indian Agents and Nijjar's Murder Sparks Criticism

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has faced criticism not only from India but also from within Canada after admitting that he only had intelligence, not solid proof, for his claim that Indian agents were involved in the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Canadian journalist Daniel Bordman referred to this as a "major win" for India, while another commentator called Trudeau's statements an "absolute disaster."

"This is a pretty big win for the Indian narrative right now... From the Canadian perspective, we had gone pretty hard. We had gone to the point where we had kicked out a diplomat... We have named the Indian High Commission. We started this publicly," Bordman, who has been criticising Trudeau for upping the ante against India over the Khalistan issue, told ANI.

Bordman pointed out that the diplomatic dispute between India and Canada revolves around whether Nijjar was a Khalistani terrorist or a community activist. Nijjar was killed in Surrey, British Columbia, in June of last year.

A few weeks later, Trudeau alleged that Indian agents had a role in the murder.

Tensions between Delhi and Ottawa escalated after Canada announced that Indian diplomats, including the High Commissioner, were considered "persons of interest" in the investigation. This led to both countries expelling six diplomats in retaliation.

During a foreign interference inquiry on Wednesday, Trudeau acknowledged that his government had only "intelligence" and not "evidentiary proof" linking Indian officials to Nijjar's death.

This admission provided India with more reasons to criticize Trudeau for appealing to the Khalistani voter base to secure his political future.

Political commentator Kirk Lubimov described Trudeau's testimony as "lies" and a "disaster."

He expressed concern by asking, "Did Justin Trudeau just say there is no evidence in regards to the India issue?... This isn't good."

Lubimov added that he did not expect Trudeau to worsen the situation for Canada, but he managed to do so.

Another journalist, Sameer Kaushal, questioned Trudeau's statements, highlighting the lack of hard evidence.

Trudeau's comments pleased India, with the Ministry of External Affairs saying they confirm New Delhi's long-held view that Ottawa has "presented no evidence" to back up the serious claims.