2024-06-27 08:44:20
New Delhi: A senior US official stated on Wednesday that his nation has persistently insisted on India offering data associated to its investigation into the alleged foiled plot to kill Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu and made it clear that Washington desires accountability within the matter. US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell stated that the US has instantly raised the difficulty on the highest stage with the Indian authorities.
‘India has taken observe of our issues’
Campbell made these remarks in a press convention on his and US Nationwide Safety Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan’s go to to India final week. He stated, “Now we have had a constructive dialogue with India on this topic and I’d say that they’ve taken observe of our issues.” The Deputy International Minister stated, “Now we have made it clear that we wish accountability from the Indian authorities and we’ve persistently sought details about the investigation of the Indian investigative committee.”
‘Subject raised earlier than Indian Authorities’
He stated, ‘And all I’d say is that we’ve raised this challenge instantly with the Indian authorities…on the highest stage between each side.’ Campbell was responding to a query whether or not the difficulty of a conspiracy to assassinate Pannu was raised throughout the conferences he and Sullivan had with their Indian counterparts.
In November final yr, US prosecutors accused Indian nationwide Nikhil Gupta of working with an Indian authorities worker in a thwarted plot to assassinate Pannu in New York. Pannu, needed in India on terrorism fees, has twin citizenship of the US and Canada.
(With company inputs)