India slams Canadian House's ‘silence’ tribute to Khalistani terrorist Nijjar

Canada's House of Commons had observed ‘moment of silence’ in the memory of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose killing has strained relations between India and Canada.

India on Friday slammed the Canadian parliament's ‘moment of silence’ for Khalistani Tiger Force terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18, exactly a year after he was gunned down in Surrey, British Columbia.

“We oppose any move giving political space to extremism,” ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at the weekly briefing.

Canada's House of Commons had observed ‘moment of silence’ in the memory of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose killing has strained relations between India and Canada.