India, April 3 -- The opposition Conservative Party dropped two Indo-Canadian candidates on Wednesday amid concerns over their comments or social media activity in the past.

Lourence Singh's nomination from New West-Burnaby-Maillardville in British Columbia, was cancelled by the party on Wednesday without ascribing a reason for the action. Singh, who was born in Hong Kong, was dropped as he defended Beijing's policies in Xinjiang during the course of a podcast interview in 2021, according to the outlet Business in Vancouver.

Later, also on Wednesday, the party also announced it was ejecting Don Patel, its candidate from the Etobicoke North riding in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

The party took exception to Patel reacting favourably t...