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Lack of credible information from Govt on Nijjar’s death “frustrating” says BC Premier David Eby
Nijjar was shot dead outside a gurudwara in Surrey, which is a part of the British Columbia Province in Canada
British Columbia Premier David Eby / Image - X/@Dave_Eby
Almost a week after Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of involvement in the death if Sikh separatist in Surrey, British Columbia, the Premier of the province has said that the information provided to him in the case was “lacking” and already available in “the public realm.”
Speaking to the media after the Union of British Columbia Municipalities conference in Vancouver, British Columbia Premier David Eby said he was “frustrated” with the amount and nature of information he received on the case.
Eby said that the PM had provided him with a Canadian Security Intelligence Service(CSIS) briefing, before he spoke about the incident in parliament. However, given the lack of concrete details, the Premier said that he was briefed on information one could obtain online.
“There is a gap between the information that Ottawa has and the ability to communicate that information with provinces where we can actually make a difference from using it in terms of response to issues on the ground… it was frustrating…” the Premier of British Columbia said adding that he had expressed his frustration to the CSIS director as well as the federal government.
Further, Eby said adding that he strongly suspects the government is “holding back information that could help the province protect its residents with connections to India from foreign interference”.
This comes as a huge setback to the Canadian government, which claimed it had “credible” evidence to back their claims of Indian involvement in Nijjar’s killing. Meanwhile, India has maintained that the allegations are “absurd” and “politically-driven.”
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