It was reported that Atwal, who was convicted in the attempted murder of a Punjab Minister in 1986, was invited to two events organised for Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in Mumbai and Delhi. However, after criticism, Canadian High Commissioner Nadir Patel cancelled the dinner invitation to the Khalistani activist. READ | Canadian PM Justin Trudeau upset with invitation to Khalistani activist, India probing how he got visaAnd while speaking in the Parliament on the issue on Tuesday, Trudeau did not refute the ‘conspiracy theory’. Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) Randeep S. Sarai, however, took responsibility for inviting Atwal to Trudeau’s reception dinner in New Delhi. Read | Who is Jaspal Atwal?

Source: Indian Express February 28, 2018 09:18 UTC