Morrison told the committee that he had confirmed Amit Shah's name to The Washington Post, which first reported the allegations a day before India recalled its six diplomats from Canada.

India views information on Interior Minister Amit Shah's alleged role in targeting Khalistani terrorists in Canada as weak and flimsy, and does not expect it to cause trouble for Shah or New Delhi.

Canadian PM Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national security and intelligence adviser Nathalie Drouin and the country's Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison, leaked information allegedly implicating Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah in directing these actions from New Delhi.

The Canadian government alleged on Tuesday that Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, a close ally of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was behind the plots to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.

OTTAWA: Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, a close associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is behind hatching plots against Sikh leaders on Canadian soil, says the government of Canada

The Canadian government has now alleged that Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah was behind the plots to target Khalistanis on Canadian soil. The Indian government has dismissed Canada's prior accusations as baseless,

Testifying before the Commons public safety committee, two top officials said the tipoff to The Washington Post was part of Canada’s communications strategy in standoff with India

OTTAWA: Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, a close associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is behind hatching plots against Sikh separatists on Canadian soil, says the government

Canada's Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister informed members of Parliament's national security committee that he confirmed Shah’s name to The Washington Post.

Amid strained diplomatic ties between New Delhi and Ottawa, Canadian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs David Morrison on Tuesday alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah authorised a “campaign to intimidate or kill” Sikh separatists in Canada, CBC News reported.