Trudeau’s photo op at Golden Temple, as Punjab CM tells him to stop extremists

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2006

Agencies

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Sikhs’ holiest shrine of the Golden Temple in Amritsar on February 21 and finally got to sit down with Punjab chief minister who has accused his ministers Harjit Sajjan and Amarjeet Sohi of being Khalistan supporters.

The chief minister, whose 40-minute meeting with Trudeau was arranged at the last minute at an Amritsar hotel, told the Canadian Prime Minister that Canada must crack down on extremists who are trying to vitiate the atmosphere in Punjab.

The chief minister, who was denied Canadian visa in 2016, reportedly gave Trudeau a list which names nine operatives in Canada who are trying to foment trouble in Punjab by financing and supplying weapons through Pakistan.

They have been described as Category-A operatives, as per the parlance of security agencies in India. Trudeau again repeated that Canada supported India’s unity.

Amarinder Singh later tweeted to say that he was happy with the response from Trudeau to curb the separatists in Canada.

Here are the pictures of Trudeau at the Golden Temple, which despite his rather low-key reception in India, will certainly play well with his voters back in Canada:

Trudeau with Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh

Trudeau with Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh
Trudeau with Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh

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Trudeau and family pray at the Golden temple.
Trudeau at Golden Temple
Trudeau being honoured by Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) president Gobind Singh Longowal at the Golden Temple.
Justin Trudeau at the Golden Temple
Justin Trudeau greets people at the Golden Temple.
Trudeau at the Golden temple
Trudeau poses at the Golden Temple.
Trudeau at the Golden temple
Trudeau and his ministers pose at the Golden Temple.
Trudeau at the Golden temple
Trudeau with his ministers, Senator Sabi Marwah, Indian Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri (extreme left) Punjab Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu at the Partition Museum in Amritsar.
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