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IN PHOTOS: VHP, Bajrang Dal protest outside Canadian Consulate General in Mumbai

Updated On: 06 November, 2024 07:14 PM IST | Divya Nair

Members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal protested outside the Consulate General of Canada in Mumbai at Prabhadevi on Wednesday (PICS/SHADAB KHAN)

Members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal protested outside the Consulate General of Canada in Mumbai at Prabhadevi on Wednesday (PICS/SHADAB KHAN)

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Members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal protested outside the Consulate General of Canada in Mumbai at Prabhadevi on Wednesday (PICS/SHADAB KHAN)
<p>The protest was held against the November 3 attack on a Hindu temple in Brampton&nbsp;</p>

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The protest was held against the November 3 attack on a Hindu temple in Brampton 

<p>On November 3, protestors carrying Khalistani flags clashed with people at the Hindu Sabha temple disrupting an event co-organised by the temple authorities and the Indian Consulate</p>

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On November 3, protestors carrying Khalistani flags clashed with people at the Hindu Sabha temple disrupting an event co-organised by the temple authorities and the Indian Consulate

<p>In response to the temple attack, Hindus, Sikhs, Jews and other communities came together and held a protest in Canada the following day</p>

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In response to the temple attack, Hindus, Sikhs, Jews and other communities came together and held a protest in Canada the following day

<p>PM Modi and several other leaders had condemned the attack on the temple. The relations between India and Canada came under severe strain following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau`s allegations in September last year of a `potential` involvement of Indian agents in Khalistan extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar`s killing, an allegation rejected by India as `absurd`. Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was designated a terrorist by India</p>

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PM Modi and several other leaders had condemned the attack on the temple. The relations between India and Canada came under severe strain following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau`s allegations in September last year of a `potential` involvement of Indian agents in Khalistan extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar`s killing, an allegation rejected by India as `absurd`. Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was designated a terrorist by India

<p>India has been maintaining that the main issue between the two countries is that of Canada giving space to pro-Khalistan elements operating from Canadian soil with impunity</p>

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India has been maintaining that the main issue between the two countries is that of Canada giving space to pro-Khalistan elements operating from Canadian soil with impunity

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