SECRETARY RUBIO: "I also want to remind everybody that the United States government is not a charity. We are not here to play social worker, we are here to win."

CANADIAN SIKH GROUP’S MEMO TO PM CARNEY DEMANDS EXPULSION OF INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER DINESH PATNAIK UNDER VIENNA CONVENTION OTTAWA — Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has submitted a formal legal memorandum to Prime Minister Mark Carney demanding the immediate expulsion of Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik and Consul General Mahaveer Singhvi under Article 9 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, citing allegations of interference in Canada’s internal affairs, attacks on Canadian national security institutions, and challenges to Canadian sovereignty. SFJ’s memorandum states that High Commissioner Patnaik publicly described CSIS as financially and politically “compromised” and “paid” while dismissing RCMP investigations into the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar as “fantasy.” The legal memorandum to PM Carney argues that Patnaik’s conduct constitutes a violation of Article 41 of the Vienna Convention, which prohibits diplomats from interfering in the internal affairs of the receiving state. The memorandum further states that by launching what it describes as a public media campaign against RCMP and CSIS, Patnaik directly interfered in Canada’s judicial and national security affairs. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, SFJ General Counsel, stated: “The credibility of Canadian democratic institutions cannot become collateral damage in Ottawa’s pursuit of trade normalization with India.” “The Carney Government now faces a constitutional and diplomatic test: defend Canadian institutions or normalize their public defamation by Indian diplomats for trade agreements,” added Pannun. According to SFJ, after facing backlash over his remarks regarding RCMP and CSIS, Patnaik is now attempting to shift responsibility onto Canadian journalism by claiming The Globe and Mail reported his remarks “out of context.” Meanwhile in Brampton, scores of Sikhs For Justice and Khalistan Referendum activists confronted and intercepted Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik’s convoy while he was leaving an event attended by India’s trade delegation led by Minister Piyush Goyal and hosted by the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce at Pearson Convention Center. Khalistan Referendum activists led by Inderjeet Singh Gosal intercepted the Indian envoy’s convoy, shredded the Indian Tiranga, and raised slogans of: “Indian Terrorists Go Back!” “The rally and symbolic convoy blockade were carried out in defense of Canadian sovereignty, democratic institutions, and public confidence in RCMP and CSIS against foreign state intimidation and interference,” stated Inderjeet Singh Gosal, Khalistan Referendum organizer who was recently offered witness protection by RCMP. Patnaik’s remarks targeting RCMP, CSIS, and now Canadian journalism come at a time when approximately 150 Indian business leaders accompanying Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal are in Canada seeking expanded trade and business deals with Canadian partners. “If Modi’s India perceives RCMP, CSIS, Canadian institutions, and Canadian journalism as compromised, then India should sever diplomatic and economic ties with Canada — because Canadian democratic institutions will remain long after political governments change every four years, stated Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, General Counsel for Sikhs For Justice, a Canadian and American citizen and target of the Modi Government’s alleged murder-for-hire plot.

.@DineshKPatnaik's excuse that his comments were "based on an off-the-record discussion" makes all of this worse. If claims undermining Canadian institutions were made in an off-the-record setting, we're entitled to ask where else these narratives are being shared, & with whom. He's only sorry he got caught. The reality is, this is just another example of Indian disinformation and foreign interference targeting Sikhs and Canada at work. It also exposes another hard reality. "Elbows Up" only applies to America. Canada is more than happy to go through humiliation rituals with India.

Analysis | Canada Cannot Normalize Relations With India While Its Diplomats Attack Canadian Institutions "[I]s Canada prepared to defend its sovereignty, or is humiliation now simply the cost of doing business with India?" 🔗baaznews.org/p/india-canada-…

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