Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the decision to publicize the allegation that agents of the Indian government have played a role in "widespread violence" in Canada was made to disrupt such activities.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government expelled six Indian diplomats linked to criminal activity after New Delhi refused to co-operate in the investigations. He says Canada is still asking India to co-operate with RCMP probes into violent incidents and coercive behaviour linked to agents of the Indian government.

Canada has expelled India’s top diplomat claiming he and others are part of a criminal conspiracy that is responsible for assassinating a Sikh activist on Canadian soil. The Canadian government announced the expulsion orders of six diplomats after the Indian government refused to waive their diplomatic immunity – which prevented authorities from including them in investigations into allegations of homicide,