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Canada\u2019s Senate speaker will not attend a two-day G20 event in New Delhi this week, India said on Thursday, as ties remain frozen after Canada said it is investigating allegations linking Indian agents to the killing of a Sikh separatist leader<\/a>.<\/p>\n Speaker Raymonde Gagne will not be present at the two-day parliamentary speakers\u2019 summit that starts on Friday, as part of India\u2019s year long presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies, which expires in November.<\/p>\n \u201cWe invite all members for G20 events. Participation is their decision and subject to a number of factors,\u201d said Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll have to check whether anybody is actually attending from Canada because the parliament speaker could not attend.\u201d<\/p>\n The Canadian senate did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters<\/em>.<\/p>\n Indian media cited India\u2019s lower house speaker as saying Canada would be represented by the Senate speaker.<\/p>\n