Trudeau won’t meet with Indian leader behind Sikh separatist controversy
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not meet with the Indian politician who has publicly accused members of Trudeau’s cabinet of being connected to the Sikh separatist movement.
Despite Indian media reports that Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is to be Trudeau’s tour guide at the Golden Temple in Amritsar during a state visit to India that begins Sunday, officials in the Prime Minister’s Office say no meeting is planned.
“We have nothing planned with him at this time,” said one Canadian official, speaking anonymously because they weren’t authorized to discuss details of the trip publicly.
The Hindustan Times, the largest English daily newspaper in India, reported Singh was to accompany Trudeau to the temple and a nearby museum.