Canada will always be there to defend the right of peaceful protest: Canadian PM Trudeau
Canada’s Justin Trudeau backs farmers’ protests
Toronto, Dec 1: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that his country will always be there to defend the right of peaceful protest, as he reached out to the Indian community and expressed concern over the ongoing farmers protest in India against the new farm laws, the first world leader to voice his views on the issue.
Addressing the Indian community in Canada during an online event on Monday to mark the 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, Trudeau said he would be remiss if he didn't recognise the "news coming out of india about the protest by farmers."
Thousands of farmers stayed put at various Delhi border points for the sixth consecutive day on Tuesday protesting against the new farm laws, which they fear will dismantle the minimum support price system and corporatise farming.
The farmer unions on Tuesday decided to attend a meeting with the government after they were invited by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar for talks, two days ahead of a scheduled meeting.
"The situation is concerning and we are all very worried about family and friends and I know that is a reality for many of you," Trudeau said in the video posted on his Twitter account.
"Let me remind you, Canada will always be there to defend the right of peaceful protest. We believe in importance of dialogue and that is why we have reached out through multiple means directly to Indian authorities to highlight our concerns," he said.
He said that this was a moment for all to pull together because of COVID and because of everything else as well.
"We are going to be there to continue to work together as we are there to help each other," he said.
Extending his greetings on Guru Nanak Dev's birth anniversary, he said that it is really an "important time to come together even more so this year than normal because COVID is keeping us all separate."
"Being able to come together and celebrate like this is really wonderful," he said.
Canada is home to a large number of Indian migrants, mostly from Punjab.
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IRGC mourns Khamenei, vows revenge: Reports
Tehran: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has reportedly issued a statement responding to the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying “we have lost a great leader and we mourn him,” Al Jazeera reported citing Fars News Agency.
According to the report by the Iranian news agency the statement described Khamenei’s “martyrdom at hands of the most vicious terrorists and executioners of humanity is a sign of the legitimacy of this great leader and the acceptance of his sincere services.”
The statement added that “the Iranian nation’s hand of revenge…will not let them go” and affirmed that the IRGC will remain “firm in confronting domestic and foreign conspiracies.”
