Ontario Liberals dump Oshawa candidate over 2023 social media post [Video]

Viresh Bansal is out as the Liberal candidate in Oshawa

The Liberal candidate for Oshawa has been dumped six days ahead of the provincial election over an inflammatory social media post made in 2023 gloating over the death of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijar.

“You can thank India for cleaning trash people. Ask your gay friend @JustinTrudeau to do the same,” Viresh Bansal said.

The post was in response to Trudeau linking Nigar’s shooting death in B.C. two years ago to agents of the Indian government.

Nijjar was a Canadian citizen, temple president and prominent leader of the Khalistan movement, which seeks independence for India’s Sikh-majority Punjab state.

Bansal apologized on Tuesday to both the Sikh and LCBTQ2S+ communities. Ontario Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie condemned the statements at the time, but didn’t remove him until three days later.

“He managed to offend two beloved groups in one tweet, and this …