Union Minister Puri shrugs off pro-Khalistan protests in Canada ahead of G7 summit

Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh PuriPuriPuri on Monday dismissed the recent pro-Khalistani protests in Canada ahead of the G7 Summit, calling the demonstrators hired stooges who should not be taken seriously.

“One more video is going viral in which these people are protesting against the neighbouring country after they did not get funding from them,” Mr Puri said.

“These are hired stooges. Don’t take them seriously,” he said.

The Minister made the remarks while inaugurating an exhibition marking 11 years of PM Narendra Modi’s Government and 100 days of the Delhi Government at the Delhi BJP headquarters.