According to reports, Justin Trudeau refused a ‘Presidential Suite’ at a hotel for the G20 summit

During his visit to the national capital for the G20 Summit, Justin Trudeau stayed at the Lalit Hotel

New Delhi: During his visit to India for the G20 Summit, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused to stay in the presidential suite, instead opting for a standard room at the same hotel, according to reports.

Notably, presidential suites are expressly created by Indian security agencies in accordance with security procedures and are available to any global leader.

During his visit to the national capital for the G20 Summit, Justin Trudeau stayed at the Lalit Hotel.

His entourage turned down a presidential suite that had been offered in favour of a standard accommodation at the same hotel, sources told news agency PTI.

Every world leader who travelled to India for the G20 was given access to presidential suite-style VVIP hotels with full security measures.

Sources claim that Justin Trudeau’s delegation informed the Indian security services that this choice was being made owing to financial considerations. The Indian officials, however, claim that they are unaware of the precise rationale for Trudeau’s accommodation in a standard room.

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It should be noted that this was not the only strange incident from Justin Trudeau’s trip to India.

The Canadian prime minister was supposed to leave India on September 10, but a mechanical issue with his Airbus plane forced him to stay an extra day.

According to sources cited by Press Trust of India, the Indian side offered the services of an aircraft called “Air India One” to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his delegation so they could fly home after learning that the delay in their departure was caused by a problem with their special aircraft.

According to information cited by Press Trust of India, the Canadian side rejected the offer and opted to wait for the backup aircraft. Only on September 12 was Trudeau finally permitted to leave India.

In the meantime, tensions between India and Canada grew on Monday as Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, said India was responsible for the death of Hardeep Nijjar, a designated Khalistani terrorist in India. An Indian diplomat was then expelled from Canada as a result of this.

India banned a top Canadian diplomat from the country on Tuesday in retaliation for Canada’s accusations, which it described as “absurd” and “motivated.”

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the leader of the terrorist organisation Khalistan Tiger Force and a recognised terrorist in India, was assassinated on June 18 in Surrey, British Columbia, near a Gurdwara.