The Centre on Wednesday told the Lok Sabha that no foreign government has supported the farmers’ agitation against three new agriculture laws, but some people of Indian origin had staged protests against the legislation.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan did said that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had made a comment on the agitation.
“The matter was taken up with the Canadian authorities both in Ottawa and New Delhi and it was conveyed to them that such comments related to India’s internal matter are unwarranted, unacceptable and would damage India-Canada bilateral relations,” the minister said in reply to a question.
Muraleedharan added that the Canadian government has welcomed India’s commitment to the dialogue with the farmers to discuss the laws.
In December, Trudeau had backed the farmers’ protests. “The situation [from the protest] is concerning,” he had said. “We’re all very worried about family and friends. We…