Canada report accuses India of election meddling, Centre rejects ‘insinuations’

India has rejected a report by the Canadian Commission accusing the government of interfering in Canada’s elections and blamed Ottawa for meddling in New Delhi’s internal affairs.

In a strong rebuttal to the foreign interference commission report, the Ministry of External Affairs attempted to turn the tables by accusing Canada of creating an environment for “illegal migration” and “organised criminal activities”.

The report, which comes amid a strain in India-Canada ties, alleged that the government might have attempted to use “proxy agents to clandestinely provide financial support to preferred candidates during the 2021 election”.