New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, announced the cancellation of scheduled consular camps in Canada due to a lack of adequate security. The Indian government had previously requested security from Canadian authorities for its diplomats and consular events, but these requests went unfulfilled, Jaiswal said.
“We had asked for security to be provided for our diplomats where the consular camp was to be held and those have not been provided by the Canadian side,” he stated, highlighting that Indian diplomats in Canada have faced rising threats, harassment, and surveillance.
#WATCH | Delhi: MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, “We had asked for security to be provided for our diplomats where the consular camp was to be held and those have not been provided by the Canadian side. Over the last year or even more, the kind of things that we have seen… https://t.co/LJLDHVrVY6 pic.twitter.com/Naph5ZS5Z4
— ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2024
“The threats have increased. Indian diplomats are being put under surveillance, which is totally unacceptable,” he added.
#WATCH | Delhi: MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, “You would have seen the message posted by our consulate in Toronto that they have had to cancel the consular camp that they were planning to organise over the weekend because they did not get adequate security or security… https://t.co/LJLDHVrVY6 pic.twitter.com/fW3G7v3TY8
— ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2024