Ottawa: A Canadian opposition leader has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of using Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder to divert attention from other controversies and asked the government to posthumously take away the Khalistani militant's citizenship to right the past administrative error.

Canadian opposition leader Maxime Bernier says allegations of Indian diplomats engaging in criminal activities must be investigated, but criticised the government for lacking evidence.

Canadian opposition leader Maxime Bernier calls out the "myth" surrounding Hardeep Singh Nijjar, asserting that he was a foreign terrorist.

Maxime Bernier dismissed the claim that Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Khalistani terrorist killed last year was a Canadian.

Notably, Maxime Bernier rubbished the claims that Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Khalistani separatist leader who was killed on Canadian soil last year, was a Canadian citizen. Bernier said Nijjar was a foreign terrorist and he should have been deported to India.

Canada PM Justin Trudeau faces mounting pressure amidst the ongoing India diplomatic row to posthumously revoke Khalistani terrorist Nijjar's citizenship.

Justin Trudeau said Canadian officials had first sought cooperation with India “in a responsible way” that doesn’t "blow up" ties between Ottawa and New Delhi.

Testifying before the country's foreign interference inquiry, Trudeau admitted that New Delhi had demanded the sharing of proof -- something that India has been insisting on till date -- after the allegations.

Justin Trudeau on Wednesday admitted that his country only had intelligence and no proof against India in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.