WASHINGTON: The allegations that India was involved in the assassination attempts in the US and Canada are very concerning, a senior academician nominated to a top human rights diplomatic position in the State Department has told lawmakers. “Yes, it is very concerning what happened on US soil and Canadian soil,” Dafna Hochman Rand, nominee to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour, told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during her confirmation hearing on Thursday. She was responding to a question from Senator Ben Cardin, Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “I want to raise India... We know about a plot to assassinate... on US soil and Canadian soil. Regarding Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations that there was a "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in a Vancouver suburb in June.

Source: Indian Express February 10, 2024 08:14 UTC