 "Chandra Arya is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons. Image courtesy: X/@AryaCanada")
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In a post on X, Arya said that the party has informed him that his candidacy from the constituency of Nepean has been revoked.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.
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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More ShortsIn 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”.