India, March 26 -- The Liberal Party has barred India-origin Canadian MP Chandra Arya's bid to run for the party leadership and revoked his nomination from his own Nepean riding over alleged foreign interference which concerns India, media reports said.

Arya met Indian PM Narendra Modi during his visit to India last year.

A source told The Globe And Mail Arya had not informed the government of that trip even though bilateral relations are in a deep freeze over accusations that India carried out murder and other violent acts in Canada.

The party did not reveal the official reason behind barring the three-term Liberal MP from the party's recent leadership race or from running again in the Ottawa riding of Nepean.

Liberal Leader Mark Car...