Decades-old Sikh massacre looms over Canadian defence minister’s India trip
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says he hopes the Indian government will do more to find justice for the thousands of Sikhs who were killed in violent riots more than 30 years ago.
Sajjan made the comments Wednesday during what has been a homecoming of sorts to the Asian country, where he was born and lived until coming to Canada with his family when he was five years old.
Part of the minister’s trip has been to reconnect with his family’s history, but it is also intended to establish closer relations between the two countries.
Speaking by telephone from the city of Amritsar, home to one of Sikhism’s holiest sites, Sajjan said talks are underway on an agreement that would facilitate more military-to-military ties.