Backing ex-ally Trudeau’s move to ‘expel’ Indian diplomats, Jagmeet Singh calls for RSS ban in Canada
New Delhi: Canadian MP Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) and a former ally of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has called for more diplomatic sanctions against India and a ban on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the aftermath of Ottawa’s decision to “expel” six Indian diplomats over alleged links to violence in Canada.
In a statement, the Indo-Canadian politician said he supported the decision to “expel Indian diplomats” – among them High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma – and called on the Canadian government “yet again to put diplomat sanctions against India in place, ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Canada, and commit to pursuing the most severe consequences for anyone found to have participated in organised criminal activity on Canadian soil”....