India cancels more consular camps in Canada, says ‘minimum security’ not being provided

The Consulate General of India in Toronto announced on Thursday that it had cancelled more consular camps due to the “continued inability” of Canadian authorities to provide “minimum security against heightened threats”.

Consular camps are routinely organised by the Indian diplomatic missions in Canada, including the High Commission in Ottawa and the consulates in Vancouver and Toronto, to assist citizens of Indian origin with documentation services.

On November 3, protests by pro-Khalistan groups erupted during a consular camp organised by the Indian High Commission in partnership with the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton.

Since then, several such camps have been cancelled due to security concerns.

On Thursday, the Consulate General of India said it has had to cancel more camps, including one that was supposed to be held at a police facility.

“Consulate is fully sensitive to the difficulties faced by close to 4,000 elderly members of the diaspora in the Greater Toronto Area – both Indian and Canadian nationals – who have been deprived of an essential consular service,” it said.

UPDATE ON CONSULAR CAMPS:
Due to continued inability conveyed by security agencies to provide minimum security against heightened threats, Consulate has had to cancel some more consular camps. Most of them were not at any places of worship, including one at a Police facility.… pic.twitter.com/a3c9gQMaBd— IndiainToronto (@IndiainToronto) November 21,...

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