Ramesh Sangha, the Sikh MP from the Toronto area, has been thrown out of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau s Liberal Party for criticizing fellow MP Navdeep Bains, who recently resigned as the countrys industry minister to spend more time with his .
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1. Proud Boys motion: On the proposal of NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, members of Parliament unanimously agreed Monday to call on the federal government to declare the Proud Boys a terrorist entity.
2. Beyak retires: Facing a call for her colleagues to expel her from the Senate, Sen. Lynn Beyak announced she is retiring effective Monday. Her departure comes three years before her mandatory retirement.
3. MP expelled: MP Ramesh Sangha has been removed from the Liberal caucus over allegedly baseless and dangerous accusations against a number of his caucus colleagues, according to Liberal Whip Mark Holland s office.
“If you state you’re an extremist, or a Khalistani, and we have seen this in America, are leaders with extremist ideas fit to be ministers? I have my doubts,” Bryden reports Sangha saying.
In a statement, Government whip Mark Holland said Sangha was removed from caucus after making what Holland said were “baseless and dangerous accusations” against a number of fellow Liberal MPs.
Holland didn’t say what the accusations were.
“Liberals have been clear that they won’t tolerate ‘conspiracy theories or dangerous and unfounded rhetoric about parliamentarians or other Canadians,’” he said.
Holland said it was not unusual for many Canadians to “experience suspicions because of their background” and that the Liberal caucus stands firm against racism and intolerance.
Farmers take part in the tractor rally in Delhi on Tuesday. | Money Sharma/AFP
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Clashes erupt during farmers’ Republic day tractor rally, at least 20 hospitalised: Internet services were suspended in several parts of the city, and multiple metro stations were shut temporarily. Following the clashes, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha called off the tractor rally and asked farmers to return to their protest sites. Several politicians, meanwhile, criticised the clashes.
Every second person in Delhi has developed antibodies against coronavirus, shows fifth sero survey: Experts believe that the figure may go up to 70% in view of the vaccination drive.
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