After Canadian Parliament pays tribute to Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Union Minister Jaishankar recalls Kanishka bomb blast
While Minister Hardeep Puri says the ‘system and mindset that fuelled the Kanishka bomb blast are finding strengths and sympathisers’, Canadian police says ‘we must never forget those innocent lives lost in this tragedy and other acts of terrorism’.
Days after the Canadian Parliament paid tribute to pro-Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday recalled the 1985 Kanishka bomb blast in a social media post, saying it was a reminder why terrorism should not be tolerated.
“One of the worst acts of terrorism in history occurred 39 years ago today,” stated Jaishankar. “I honor the memory of the 329 people who perished on this day in 1985 as a result of AI 182’s ‘Kanishka’ attack.” My sympathies go out to their families. The anniversary serves as a reminder that terrorism is intolerable.
The Indian Consulate General in Vancouver has announced plans to hold a memorial event for the victims of the 1985 bombing of the Air India Kanishka aircraft.
“India is at the forefront of the global effort to combat terrorism and works closely with all other countries to do so. “It will be 39 years since the cowardly terrorist attack on Air India Flight 182 (Kanishka) , which resulted in the horrifyingly tragic deaths of 329 innocent people, including 86 children, in one of the worst aviation accidents ever caused by terrorism, the Consulate General announced on X on June 23, 2024.
