Toronto: Ruby Dhalla, the Indo-Canadian candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party and Canada's Prime Ministerial office, said she has been disqualified from running for the top post. She described the decision as both "shocking and deeply disappointing, especially since it was leaked to the media".
In a post on X, Dhalla said that the allegations leveled against her by the party "are false and fabricated". She said that the "tactics" used to dismiss her from the race confirm that her campaign's "message was resonating, we were winning, and the establishment felt threatened".
"One day it was foreign interference, one day it was campaign violations - all in an attempt to keep me from debating Carney and winning," she added, reaffirming her commitment to continue standing up for Canadians and fight for Canada.
Born to Punjabi immigrants in Manitoba's Winnipeg, Dhalla announced her bid to participate in the leadership of the ruling Liberal Party in January to succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. She was first elected to the House of Commons in 2004 from the erstwhile riding of Brampton-Springdale.
