India's envoy to Canada, who is being expelled over what Ottawa says are links to the murder of a Sikh leader, insisted in an interview he was innocent and said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had wrecked bilateral political ties.

The Canadian prime minister criticized India Wednesday over its alleged interference in the "safety and sovereignty of Canada."

This diplomatic row stems from Justin Trudeau's earlier accusations linking Indian agents to the 2023 murder of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Verma dismissed Trudeau government allegations about his involvement in the killing of pro-Khalistani terrorist Hardeed Singh Nijjar.

New Delhi had dismissed Ottawa's allegations linking the envoy to the probe into the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Indian envoy to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma - now withdrawn by New Delhi -- has accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of wrecking bilateral ties with India and reiterated that Ottawa's allegations are politically motivated.

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Canada has not shared a "shred of evidence" with India in the case relating to the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Ottawa's charges against Indian diplomats are "politically motivated",

In an old video, the then Leader of the Opposition in Canada could be heard launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for levelling “baseless” allegations against India over the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.