Canada's Liberal Party revokes candidacy of Khalistan critic MP Chandra Arya

Ahead of the Canadian parliamentary elections, the the Liberal Party has revoked the candidacy of MP Chandra Arya, who has often taken a stand against Khalistan elements in the country.

In a post on X, Arya said that the party has informed him that his candidacy from the constituency of Nepean has been revoked.

Based on a “thorough review” of his eligibility to serve as a Liberal Party candidate in Nepean and after careful consideration, the the National Campaign Co-Chair of the party recommended the revokation his candidacy that was eventually accepted, according to a letter from the party shared by Arya.

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Previously, the Liberal Party had rejected Arya’s bid to be the party leader.

Arya has often taken a stand against Khalistani elements in Canada and elsewhere. For such a public stand in a country’s that is the primary base for the movement, Arya has been targeted by Khalistani groups in the past. In October, US-based Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun urged Trudeau of going after Arya after going after Indian diplomats.

In October, Canada declared then-Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma and other diplomats are ‘persons of interest’ in the case of Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death. Nijjar was a designated terrorist who was shot dead in Canada’s Surrey city. After Trudeau went after Indian diplomats, Khalistani-based terrorist urged Gurpatwant Singh Pannun urged Trudeu to make Arya the next target.

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In a post on X, Pannun said that Canada should investigate Arya for “spewing venom” against the Khalistan movement and being a mouthpiece of India.

Calling Arya as an Indian agent, Pannun said, “Hate speech by Indo Canadian MP Chandra Arya against peaceful pro-Khalistan activism is an apt example of mouthpieces of Indian government funded and propelled by Indian diplomatic missions. In July 2023, when pro-Khalistan Sikhs demanded investigation of Indian Diplomats’ role in the assassination Nijjar, MP a known admirer and follower of PM Modi, spewed venom against peaceful Khalistan Referendum in Canada as “Snakes in our backyard”.