nijjar.art of the outcome of this investigation process is this law should be denounced and abandoned by the indian government. again, human rights bodies have called for that for a long time. juan: could you talk about some of the persecution that has been occurring under the modi government against minorities within india, especially the sikh? >> sure. let's go back, as the chief minister in 2002, modi authorized and enabled the program in which thousands of muslims died. it was on account of that he was banned from entering the united states for more than 10 years. so he was treated as a pariah because of his role in the 2002 program. as prime minister, we have seen countless human rights violations. we saw the indian government rollback the autonomy of cashmere and commit human rights atrocities there. we have seen india lead the world and internet blackouts. we've seen that modi administration push forward the citizenship amendment act, the national registry of citizens -- which are mech

nijjar backed demands for a separate homeland for sikhs. peaceful activist, though india designated nijjar a terrorist in 2020. he was shot dead outside a sikh temple in british columbia on 18th june, some three months ago. before prime minister trudeau made the allegations concerning nijjar�*s death, the two leaders met at the g12 in delhi, where they are thought to have had a tense meeting. india has now stopped issuing visas to canadian citizens hours after canada announced it was reducing its personnel in india. india's external affairs ministry said visas had been suspended because the diplomatic unit in canada had been receiving threats. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. friday has turned into a sunshine and showers day, with a noticeably cool feel. tonight is going to be a rather chilly one, but through the weekend it will turn warmer. wind and rain arriving for many and the main driver of the weather over the weekend will be this swirl of cloud, which you can see on our earlier satellite picture. this is

reporter: the indian government designated nijjar as a terrorist in 2020.re injured authorities have repeatedly sounded alarm about viewing the revival of the khalistani movement as a threat to international security, trudeau has defended the democratic right of sikhs to protest. here nicole: are some more stories we are covering for you. spain's lower chamber of parliament has allowed other languages for the first time. the right to speak which is other than spanish is a long-held objective of other parties. members of one party walked out to protest the change. a new player has been picked as a new coach of germany's men's national football team. the x bayern munich coach is going to lead the team's summer. germany's football federation is not confirmed the reports. spain's national women's footballers are continuing their boycott, demanding reforms after luis rubiales kissed jenny hermoso on the lips. hermoso said the kiss was not consensual. the country could face fines and a suspicion of their license should they refuse. a group of american prisoners r

both sides say hardeep singh nijjar�*s death was discussed.tinuing anti—india activities of extremist elements in canada. canada too has its concerns and now it's taken ——canada too has its concerns and now it's taken action. as of today, and as a consequence we've expelled a top indian diplomat from canada. in response to that, india expressed its growing concern at the interference of canadian diplomats in our internal matters and their involvement in anti—india activities. it also expelled a canadian diplomat. and so, as this escalates, both leaders point to security concerns. both highlight their country's sovereignty. both are seeking to be strong on this with an eye on domestic politics. all of which is why this murder is deepening the divisions between the two countries. live now to amitabh mattoo, a professor of international relations atjawaharial nehru university. thank you very much for your time. i understand it is very early in india. were you surprised by this kind of a strong stand that canada has taken and say this in a way is

so, hardeep singh nijjar was shot dead on 18thjune by two masked gunmen outside a sikh temple in theia. he was a prominent sikh leader and he publicly campaigned for a separate homeland for sikhs in the punjab region of india. now, that's the reason why india had issues with him, with everyone who's a part of this movement called as the khalistan movement, which is campaigning for the separate homeland. india sees it as a challenge to its territorial integrity and its sovereignty. and it's, you know, this has been one of the big reasons why ties between canada and india have been strained for a while now. we saw that here at the g20 summit, frosty ties between the two countries. justin trudeau didn't attend the presidents' dinner for all of the heads of state and heads of government who were here, you know. and even during his meeting, the photograph of him with prime minister modi, lots of analysts looking at that said that it it showed and displayed just how frosty those ties have become. now, there's been a new development in an unusual story from mexico. doctors in mexico have ca

the killing of hardeep singh nijjar is a diplomatic that may be difficult to breach. mohammed: joining me now are our guests. garry keller, vice president at strategycorp, a government relations and geopolitical advisory, and former chief of staff to the canadian foreign minister. steve hewitt, associate professor at the university of birmingham. brahma chellaney, professor of strategic studies at the centre for policy research and former adviser to india's national security council. a warm welcome to you all. we had a spokesperson scheduled to be on the program, but they pulled out. how extraordinary was it that this allegation was made publicly by prime minister trudeau? >> very extraordinary. the news was broken in the house of commons monday afternoon. the house of commons has been on a summer break for a number of months. canadians a large focus of the parliament would be on the economy. within two hours of the house of commons returning, prime minister trudeau had this quite explosive news and providing almost no heads up to the opposition parties and it was cer

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orwas regards to the murder of hardeep singh nijjar. he was a separatist leader wanted in _ countries? he was a separatist leader wanted in india - countries? he was a separatist leader wanted in india by - countries? he was a separatist leader wanted in india by the l countries? he was a separatist - leader wanted in india by the indian authorities. he was based in british columbia, near vancouver. authorities. he was based in british columbia, nearvancouver. he was killed injune of this year and i would like to tell the viewers that there are similar murders in the uk in the month ofjune and another seeks gentleman was killed in lahore in pakistan, so between may and june this year three similar killings happened and all of them were wanted by the indian authorities and they were linked to what india says is this movement. the one that happened in canada, now the canadian government has come out to say that they have decided there was a link between the murder and the indian government. that is the background. thank you forjoining us

three years before his killing, india's government designated nijjar a terrorist. on monday, trudeau blamed india's government for orchestrating his assassination. >> any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a canadian citizen on canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty. it is contrary to the fundamental rules by which free, open, and democratic societies conduct themselves. amy: trudeau reportedly raised the assassination with the indian prime minister narendra modi as well as president biden. on monday, canadian foreign minister melanie joly said she had expelled in just top intelligence official in canada. in response, india expelled a senior canadian diplomat. india has rejected trudeau's charges calling them absurd and politically motivated. climate scientists are sounding the alarm over record-low levels of sea ice off the coast of antarctica ahead of the start of spring in the southern hemisphere. sea ice helps to prevent the rapid flow of ice from antarctica's glaciers into the ocean, which can drive global sea level ri

and i would want to work with the government of india. >> nijjar lawyer confirms to cnn that canadianer that his life was in danger. >> did they offer any protection? >> they did not offer any protection, but they advised him to relocate. they advised him, do not go to work. besides giving advice about how to safeguard his life, they did not give him any protection. the in the >> the indian government has denied allegations linking it to the killing. trudeau says he confronted indian prime minister miranda modi with the accusations, at the g 20 summit last week. but modi would not accept his claims. trudeau, instead, went public with the accusations, but not before speaking with u. s. president joe biden, and other allies. this audacious killing, in front of a place of worship, is now no closer to being solved. canada and india have traded -for-tat diplomatic expulsions, with india firing back that canada shelters terrorists and extremists. at issue is sikh independents. india has long sought to put down the separatist movement to divide india, and it labeled nijjar a wanted terrorist

hardeep singh nijjar was shot dead outside a temple in british columbia injune. he was shot dead outside a temple. a statement from the indian foreign ministry described the allegations as absurd and motivated. earlier, the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau told parliament he'd raised the issue with his indian counterpart narendra modi at the recent 620 summit. over the past number of weeks canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of india and the killing of a canadian citizen, hardeep singh nijjar. canada is a rule of law country. the protection of our citizens and defence of our sovereignty are fundamental. ourtop defence of our sovereignty are fundamental. our top priorities have therefore been firstly that our law enforcement and security agencies ensure the continued safety of all canadians, and secondly that all steps be taken to hold perpetrators of this murder to account. canada has declared its deep concerns to the top intelligence and security officials of the in

hardeep singh nijjar was shot dead outside a temple in british columbia injune.earlier, the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau told parliament he'd raised the issue with his indian counterpart narendra modi at the recent g20 summit. 0ver over the past number of weeks

hardeep singh nijjar was shot dead outside a sikh temple in british columbia back injune, less than threetrudeau said authorities are actively pursuing links between new delhi agents and the mr nijjar. india has dismissed the allegations as absurd. and before we wrap up this half—hour from here at the un, let's look ahead to wednesday's main events. ukrainian president zelensky is set to present the details of his ukrainian peace formula at a special meeting of the un security council wednesday. he describes these as "solutions and steps" that will counter russia's military aggression. and, of course, there's lots of diplomacy on the sidelines of the main event. president biden will meet with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. it'll be their first face—to—face meeting since the israeli leader returned to power last december. that wraps up our show for the cell. stay with us on bbc news. hello. we've got some fairly stormy, autumnal weather on the cards over the next few days. the remnants of ex—hurricane lee are moving in from the atlantic, bringing reasonably mild conditions, bu

nijjar had campaigned for an independent sikh nation within punjab — known as khalistan.e canadian intelligence agency there were threats against him. the indian government said the allegation they killed him was "absurd", and were "completely rejected" when the two leaders met in new delhi last week. the canadian authorities have now expelled a "key indian diplomat" who was the head of india's foreign intelligence agency in canada. in the past hourjustin trudeau has been speaking about it again. as i said, india, the government of india needs to take this matter with the utmost seriousness. we're doing that, we're not looking to... ..provoke or escalate, we're simply laying out the facts as we understand them. and we want to work with the government of india to lay everything clear and to ensure that there is proper process. joanna chiu is an author and journalist from the toronto star. she covered the speculation behind the shooting of the canadian sikh temple leader back injune. do you know what evidence canada has and who is been shared with? yes. the prime — and who

hardeep singh nijjar was shot dead outside a temple in british columbia less than three years after indiadeath as absurd and motivated. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, told parliament he'd raised the issue with his indian counterpart narendra modi at the g20 summit. canada has also expelled an indian official. over the past number of weeks, canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of india and the killing of a canadian citizen, hardeep singh nijjar. canada is a rule of law country. the protection of our citizens and defence of our sovereignty are fundamental. our top priorities have therefore been, one, that our law enforcement and security agencies ensure the continued safety of all canadians, and, two, that all steps be taken to hold perpetrators of this murder to account. canada has declared its deep concerns to the top intelligence and security officials of the indian government. last week, at the g20, i brought them personally and directly to prime minister modi in no uncertain terms.

hardeep singh nijjar was shot dead outside a sikh temple in british columbia back injune, less than threersuing links between new delhi agents and the mr nijjar. india has dismissed the allegations as �*absurd.’ britain's prime minister is considering a major policy shift on the government's environmental commitments. that is according to multiple sources who have been speaking to the bbc. it could include delaying a ban on the sales of new gas and diesel cars, and phasing out gas boilers. that's according to multiple sources have been speaking to the bbc. rishi sunak is preparing to set out the changes in a speech in the coming days. our political editor chris mason reports. within the conservative party in recent months, a fuming row, a cost—of—living squeeze but extra costs feared forfamilies to green targets. long—term promises, short—term political pressures. and then, this moment... 13,965. in the london suburbs, a tory by—election victory this summer when many expected defeat. and the key issue? a costly clampdown on dirty vehicles imposed by the capital's labour mayor, an idea the

now this is a man, hardeep singh nijjar, who was considered a human rights activist by sikhs in canada the largest population of sikhs outside of india in canada, but the indian government regarded him as a criminal. and so this kind of row obviously goes back to kind of much deeper ties in india and the history of the sikh community there. they're called online frenzies — posts on social media that encourage disruption and disorder in the real world. a bbc investigation has found they're being driven by the social media app tiktok. former employees say tiktok isn't tackling the issue for fear of slowing the platform's growth. bbc verify�*s marianna spring has been looking into it. like everybody else on tiktok, i'm obsessed with this idaho murder case. what connects false accusations of murder in the us... four students were brutally stabbed to death. ..amateur sleuths turning up in a british town and antisocial behaviour and vandalism in uk schools? the answer is they are all examples of tiktok frenzies, identified by the bbc. when you post a video on tiktok, it can be pushed to user

directly involved in the assassination of the prominent canadian sikh separatist leader hardeep singh nijjar in june, who killed outside a temple in british columbia. it can one week after prime minister trudeau said took parma there is credible evidence gathered by domestic intelligence linking the indian government to nijjar's murder. >> we would like the canadian government to completely abolish their embassy and remove it from here because they have already broken international law. they have compromised the safety and sovereignty of canadians. and the longer they are here, who knows who they are targeting next? >> you cannot control violence. they will pay the price. amy: india has said the accusations are absurd. an investigation is underway after an individual threw at least one molotov cocktail at the cuban embassy in washington, d.c., sunday. cuban foreign minister bruno rodriguez said on social media "target of a terrorist attack." the building did not receive significant damage and there have been no arrests so far. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now, democ

following nijjar's assassination, the fbi warned sikh activists in the u.s. of possible death threats. thousands of ethnic armenians are fleeing the breakaway region of nagorno-karabakh less than a week after azerbaijan's military seized control of the disputed territory from armenian separatist forces. one survivor said shelling by azerbaijani forces on his village left dozens of civilians dead. >> we barely survived the last days. it was scary. there was shelling from all sides. there were dead bodies. i don't know where they are now. there's no place to bury them. at a 500 -- out of 500 residents in my building, only 40 managed to get out. they're waiting to be evacuated. amy: over the weekend, armenia asked the u.n. for help monitoring the rights of ethnic armenians in nagorno-karabakh. armenia's prime minister said he needed guarantees from azerbaijan that civilians would be protected. >> the last -- unless real living conditions are created, did the likelihood the armenians will see exile from their homeland is only to preserve their lives and identity

a row between india and canada is escalating over the murder of a canadian citizen, hardeep singh nijjarble allegations" of a link between his death and the indian state. both countries have expelled a diplomat, in a tit for tat, and india has countered trudeau alleging that canada has long provided shelter to khalistani terroists and extremists who threaten indian security. terroists and extremists mr speaker, today i'm rising to inform the house of an extremely serious matter. ijust informed the leaders of the opposition directly. i want now to speak with all canadians. over the past number of weeks, canadian security agencies have been provided shelter to khalistani terroists and extremists who threaten indian security. last week at the g20, i brought them personally and directly to prime minister modi in no uncertain terms. any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a canadian citizen on canadian soil is an unacceptable hardeep singh nijjar was a canadian citizen who was shot on the 18th ofjune near a temple in surrey in canada. he may have been targeted by the nia, th

hardeep singh nijjar was shot dead outside a temple in british columbia injune.rpetrators to account. shortly after that statement, the canadian foreign minister said a senior indian diplomat had been expelled from ottawa. 0ur south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan has been looking at the story. hejoins us in london. thank you very much forjoining us here on newsday. canada has long alleged an indian hand in the killings, what more do we know about the investigations which saw justin trudeau make this statement just a few days after he returned from the g20 in new delhi? the canadian government says that they raised this issue with the sentience prime minister during the group 20 meeting that was held in new delhi earlier this month. they raised this issue and now the trade minister of canada postponed a visit to india in october. 50 there was some indication that the tensions were escalating between the two countries. the accusations by the canadian government by prime ministerjustin trudeau is quite extraordinary because he was talking about that killing of cana

(ff gfx) hardeep singh nijjar was shot dead outside a temple in british columbia injune.to hold the perpetrators to account. shortly after that statement, the canadian foreign minister said a senior indian diplomat had been expelled from ottawa. earlier, trudeau told parliament that he had �*deep concerns' over india's involvement in the canadian citizen's death. any involvement of a foreign government in the caring —— any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of the canadian citizen on canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty. it is contrary to the fundamental rules by which free, open and democratic societies conduct themselves. as you would expect, we have been working closely and coordinating with our allies on this very serious matter. in the strongest possible terms, i continue to urge the government of india to cooperate with canada to get to the bottom of this matter. 0ur south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan has been looking at the story. issue with the indian prime minister during the group 20 meeting that was held in new delhi

hardeep singh nijjar was a sikh separatist leader.dian government labelled him a terrorist. earlier this week, the canadian high commissioner in delhi was summoned after canada said it was kicking out the most senior indian intelligence agent there. in a tit—for—tat expulsion, a canadian diplomat was asked to leave india. it's angrily denied any involvement in the killing, hitting out at canada over what it calls anti—india activity being allowed there. to talk about reputational issues and reputational damage, if there is one, any country that needs to look at this, i think it's canada and its growing reputation as a place, as a safe haven for terrorists, for extremists. at the g20 summit hosted by india earlier this month, justin trudeau met narendra modi. evident in their body language, the strain in relations. but they've now plunged to an unprecedented low, leaving other allies like britain watching on nervously, hoping they won't have to take sides. caroline hawley, bbc news. india's upper house of parliament is debating a landm

approached him while he was sitting in his car near the siq temple and fired a series of shots of nijjardia has been sought after for many years. he is suspected of involvement in terrorist attacks at the headquarters. pijab indian authorities call him a terrorist and one of the leaders of the movement for separation of pijab from india by canadians. all these accusations are denied by the indian leaders who refuse to extradite the wanted ones. in total , more than one and a half million indians live in canada. against the backdrop of all these reports , has delhi issued a warning to its citizens that traveling to canada is dangerous? in libya, the russian rescuer examined almost half a million m² of territory after the flood, employees of the ministry of emergency situations are working on one of the most difficult sections of the city, turf, where large-scale destruction of some houses has been completely washed away to the foundation, our special correspondent. igor pikhanov will tell you how the search is progressing. one by one, the helicopter delivers military and rescue workers to

the authorities and india had been seeking the extradition of nijjar for many years.n terrorist attacks at the headquarters. pijab indian authorities call him a terrorist and one of the leaders of the movement for separation of pijab from india by canadians. all these accusations are denied, we are looking for them in india, their leaders are refusing, in total , more than one and a half million people live in canada. against the backdrop of all these reports , has delhi issued a warning to its citizens that traveling to canada is dangerous? in libya , russian rescuers examined almost half a million square meters of territory affected by flooding, ministry of emergency situations employees are working on one of the most difficult areas of the city's turf. there, large-scale destruction of some houses was completely washed away to the foundation, our special correspondent. igor pikhanov will tell you how the search is progressing. one by one, helicopters deliver military and rescue workers to the affected areas of libya. thousands of people are involved in eliminating

hardeep singh nijjar was shot dead outside a temple in british columbia injune.unt. they have said a senior diplomat has also been expelled. what does this all mean especially for relations between india and candour that are already frosty? our editor has been looking at it. the canadian government said they raised this issue with the indian prime minister during the group of 20 meeting held earlier this month. they raised this issue. the trade minister of canada postponed the visit to india in october. there was some indication detentions were escalating the two countries and the accusations by the canadian government by prime ministerjustin trudeau was quite extraordinarily because he was talking about the killing of a canadian citizen on canadian soil seen as a violation of sovereignty. this is likely to have another reaction now. according to canadian media. and indian diplomats have been expelled, asked to leave the country for that you can expect the indian government to do the same when they wake up in the morning. it is very early morning. it shows how th

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hardeep singh nijjar was shot dead outside a temple in british columbia, less than three years afterist. the indian foreign ministry described the allegations they were behind his death as absurd and motivated. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, told parliament he'd raised the issue with his indian counterpart narendra modi at the g20 summit. canada has also expelled an indian official. thank you forjoining us, michael. what is your reaction to the strength ofjustin trudeau's words? were you surprised? i strength ofjustin trudeau's words? were you surprised?— strength ofjustin trudeau's words? were you surprised? i was surprised only because — were you surprised? i was surprised only because while _ were you surprised? i was surprised only because while india _ were you surprised? i was surprised only because while india has - were you surprised? i was surprised only because while india has been i only because while india has been publicly accused of targeting assassinations and countries and its neighbourhood like pakistan and nepal, rarely, if ever it is indeed been accus

this is nijjar and his canadian land, he is holding an ak47, which is banned in canada, this is him withtacks, but atava each time she refused extradition. the response to indian aggression is surprising. india has announced that it will stop issuing visas to canadian citizens; india would not have decided to do this 10 years ago. this is venailal, he was born in dally, educated in america, he is a professor of history at the university of california, one of those who carefully observes how the mood in the indian diath is changing. indian americans are encouraged by the very fact of india's rise. if india pursues a tough foreign policy, then indians america imitates her. here is the one who seems to be superior to everyone in terms of toughness, billionaire vivik kramaswamy, a candidate for the us president, who has already come in third place in the election race, largely thanks to his radical proposals to lift sanctions on russia, eliminate the fbi, and prohibit the acquisition of citizenship by right. as in my case, if you were born in this country, you should have citizenship, but on

trudeau spoke out about thejune murder of hardeep singh nijjar on the sidelines of the un general assemblyents of the government of india were involved in the killing of a canadian on canadian soil. that is something of the utmost and foundational importance in a country of rule of law, in a world where international rules—based order matters. india says the allegations are absurd and has suspended visa services for canadians. meanwhile, sikh communities across canada protested this week. jaskaran sandhu of the world sikh organization of canada joins us now. very good you happy on programme tonight. i want to ask you first about the protest from canadian sikh communities. what are they calling for? thea;r what are they calling for? they are calling _ what are they calling for? they are calling for _ what are they calling for? they are calling forjustice. - what are they calling for? they are calling forjustice. for- are calling forjustice. for far too long india has acted with impunity in canada with interference far and wide. the national security advisor for justin trudeau, the prime min

hardeep singh nijjar was a sikh separatist leader.. earlier this week, the canadian high commissioner in delhi was summoned after canada said it was kicking out the most senior indian intelligence agent there. in a tit—for—tat expulsion, a canadian diplomat was asked to leave india. it's angrily denied any involvement in the killing, hitting out at canada over what it calls anti—india activity being allowed there. to talk about reputational issues and reputational damage, if there is one, any country that needs to look at this, i think it's canada and its growing reputation as a place, as a safe haven for terrorists, for extremists. at the g20 summit hosted by india earlier this month, justin trudeau met narendra modi. evident in their body language, the strain in relations. but they've now plunged to an unprecedented low, leaving other allies like britain watching on nervously, hoping they won't have to take sides. caroline hawley, bbc news. king charles received a standing ovation as he addressed the french senate in paris — which h

sovereignty, an accusation of involvement in indian ministry of external affairs called the murder of nijjar absurd let me remind you that canada has long provided refuge to extremists who threaten the security of india we call on the canadian government to take immediate and effective legal action against all anti-indian elements operating on their territory hardeep singhni jar, was shot dead in june near shiga temple. in the suburbs of vancouver. he was known as an activist of the company for the secession of the sik from the indian state of the pajama organization, which is banned in india. and nijar himself was declared a separatist terrorist. the sikh movement was especially active. at the end of the last century. they organized the murder and kidnapping in 1985 , a flight from montreal was blown up in a case that killed more than 300 people. three groups of extremists immediately took responsibility for it, and in october 1984 the prime minister was assassinated. india indira. gandhi, two sikh guards, fired about 30 bullets at her, there is a version that gandhi was killed because of a

more fear in this community, more questions about police protection here given authorities warned nijjar his life was nettthreatened. his son says there is a message for justin trudeau. >> sikhs believe this is not the end. we expect more from you. >> reporter: many are asking why this crime has yet to be solved and want more evidence to be made public. the leader of the new democratic opposition party is a member of the sikh community and he has received an intelligence briefing on the evidence. >> i received a briefing that outlined some of what information we have and i trust the work of our security forces that these are very, very serious intelligence reports that have come forward and now require us a serious response. >> reporter: despite canada's allegations, it has had little influence on the indian government. both countries have traded travel advisories, diplomatic expulsion, but neither the murder case nor this political issue is any closer to being resolved. >> my question is this, if you know india made it happen, then you must know who pulled the trigger. if you know who p

the dueling dismissals come amid allegations that indian agents murdered hardeep singh nijjar in vancouver back in june. he was a canadian citizen and leading advocate for sikh independence. india has called the claims absurd, but canada's prime minister justin trudeau defended his decision to investigate. >> we are not looking to provoke or escalate. we are simply laying out the facts as we understand them. canadians have a right to know and need to know when things are going on like this. and that's why we made the decision to do this. amna: canada has the highest population of sikhs outside of their home state of punjab, in india. in libya authorities have divided the flood-ravaged city of derna into four sections to create buffer zones to prevent the spread of disease. that comes amid reports that at least 150 residents have fallen ill after drinking contaminated water. meanwhile, anti-government protests erupted outside one of the city's mosques. demonstrators demanded a transparent reconstruction process. >> we ask that if there are any rebuilding efforts that no libyan company be in

the row centres on the murder of hardeep singh nijjar, who was shot dead outside a sikh temple in british entire religious group is viewed as a threat to its interest. a lot of people in the community have said they've been targets of indian state interference, visas have been denied, basically family members are being held hostage in india in retaliation for some of their democratic activities and political advocacy for an independent state for sikh's in india.

. >> so this is the murder of hardeep singh nijjar prominent sikh leader in british columbia .d he was shot dead by two masked gunmen in the province in june of this year. and the canadian prime minister has said that he has it on good authority , that there are credible allegations that new delhi was involved in the murder. >> so this kind of by which they mean modi's government. yes, they do. >> you know, it's kind of echoes of litvinenko and the kind of stuff that's gone on in the uk before. he's essentially saying that, you know, it's a it's a big threat to their sovereignty, the sort of thing anyone would say if there was a diplomatic murder on the sikh, the victim was an activist trying to get support for sikh separatist state. that's my understanding. reading this story, he was in canada on a sort of like a drumming up a little bit of funds or something. >> so he is a prominent leader in british columbia, so he must have been well established. >> and to be to be fair. simon, this this story is relatively new to me. i'd only heard about it today for the first time because

political murder of a diplomatic a huge scandal began because of the murder of a canadian sikh, hardeep nijjaria he was considered a terrorist and a separatist. and now nejara is stuck. canada immediately blamed the indian government for everything and expelled the indian diplomat. moreover, accusations against fashion personally were voiced at the highest level. well, that is, from the lips of india itself, in response, it expelled a canadian diplomat, all trade negotiations were stopped. every day the tension only grows canada announced that it will reduce the number of employees embassies in india indian embassy in canada from september 21. when it stopped issuing visas, experts say that the scandal is much more global, they say the honeymoon between the west and india is ending, and the quarrel between india and canada happened almost immediately after the same 20 new delhi, which was disastrous for the west. it is clear, said the indian minister, a personal example, and this was far from an ambiguous conversation. i told him that any involvement of a foreign government. the killing of can