Indian MP & US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Lock Horns Over Canada Row

New Delhi: US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and Indian MP Priyanka Chaturvedi are involved in an interesting duel on social media. Omar commented on the India-Canada row, saying that the US must fully support the Canadian investigation into India’s alleged role in the assassination of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. We are also requesting a briefing on whether there are similar operations in the United States,” Omar, known for her anti-India stance posted on X.

Reacting quickly, Chaturvedi said if such is the case, then as an Indian Parliamentarian, she would urge the Ministry of External Affairs to probe how Ilhan Omar visited Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in 2022 on Pakistan fund.

“Sit down Madam Representative. Such be the case, as an Indian Parliamentarian I urge @MEAIndia to start an enquiry into how an elected representative in USA is interfering in the peace of Jammu&Kashmir via Pakistan funded PoK visit,” Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said.

Notably, in 2022, Ilhan Omar visited Pakistan, met Shehbaz Sharif and Imran Khan and also visited Muzaffarbad on PoK. India called it ‘narrow-minded politics’ and condemned the visit. In a recent report, it was revealed that Ilhan Omar’s visit was sponsored by the Pakistani government, including her lodging and food. The Congresswoman was also among those who boycotted PM Modi’s speech at the US Congress joint session during PM Modi’s historic state visit to the US.

Recently, US ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome made a private visit to Gilgit Baltistan in PoK, stirring a fresh row. US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti compared this visit with American delegates visiting Kashmir during the G20 meetings. “It’s not my place to react to the US Ambassador in Pakistan but he’s been before and we obviously had part of our delegation in Jammu and Kashmir during G20 as well,” Garcetti said.