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The man at the centre of the diplomatic storm is Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down in June. He moved to Canada in 1997 and was a key figure in the Khalistan movement.

Indian PM Narendra Modi, BJP are reportedly laying the groundwork for another false-flag operation against Pakistan

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The Indian government has rejected “absurd” allegations it was behind the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a B.C. Sikh leader, and is expelling a Canadian diplomat in return.

This isn't the first time tensions have flared up between India and Canada over the Khalistan issue. Here's a brief history, and how the Sikh separatist movement in Canada is linked to domestic politics in India.

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On Monday, Trudeau said there were "credible allegations" of Indian involvement in the slaying of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a 45-year-old Sikh leader who was killed by masked gunmen in June in Surrey, outside Vancouver. For years, India has said Nijjar, a Canadian citizen born in India, has links to terrorism.

The Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has denied trying to escalate tensions with India - after suggesting that the government in Delhi could be linked to the assassination of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil. 

Even at the G20 earlier this month, India expressed “strong concerns about continuing anti-India activities of extremist elements in Canada”.

The party leaders also lashed out at the Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for his secret understanding with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and indulging in rampant corruption and benefitting his own family.