MEA denies report it issued 'secret memo' on Nijjar to missions

The MEA has strongly denied a media report that it issued a "secret memo" to Indian missions in North America in April this year, seeking "concrete measures" against Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. "We strongly assert that such reports are fake and completely fabricated. There is no such memo," said the MEA spokesperson, adding that the report was part of a sustained disinformation campaign against India. In September, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau made the allegation of a "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani extremist Nijjar on Canadian soil on June 18.