Trudeau Is A Laughing Stock In India: Canada's Oppn Leader Over Diplomatic Row

Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, has come down heavily on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the way he has handled diplomatic ties with New Delhi, saying that the latter is viewed as a "laughing stock" in India.

"Justin Trudeau is considered a laughing stock in India - the world's biggest democracy," said the leader of the Conservative Party during an interview with Nepalese media outlet Namaste Radio Toronto.

However, Poilievre promised to improve ties between India and Canada once he becomes the Prime Minister. Poilievre said, "We need a professional relationship with the Indian government. India is the largest democracy on Earth. It's fine to have our disagreements and hold each other accountable but we have to have a professional relationship and that is what I will restore when I'm Prime Minister of this country."

Talking about the expulsion of 41 Canadian diplomats from India, Poilievre said, "This is another example of how Justin Trudeau is not worth the cost after eight long years of being in power, adding that he has turned Canadians against each other at home and blown up relations abroad."

He held Trudeau responsible for the removal of Canadian diplomats from India and labelled the Canadian Prime Minister "incompetent and unprofessional". Poilievre noted that Canada is having issues with most of the world's major powers.

He also slammed the recent pro-Khalistan rallies held in Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver.

According to a recent survey, Poilievre is the favoured candidate for the next Canadian Prime Minister, with his party maintaining a significant lead of over 10 percentage points against the Liberal Party.

This puts his party in a position that could potentially lead to a majority government in the next elections.

"Conservatives share the Hindu values of faith, family and freedom. Freedom includes the ability of worship without fear or without vandalisation and I strongly condemn all the attacks on Hindu mandirs, threats against Hindu leaders, the aggression shown to, for example, Indian diplomats at public events is totally unacceptable," he said.

Tensions flared between India and Canada last month following Trudeau's explosive allegations of the "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18 in British Columbia.