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The United Nations After Germany and America, now the United Nations has also intervened regarding the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy scam case. A spokesman for the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, said on Kejriwal’s arrest that he was “hopeful” that the “political and civil rights” of people in India and any other country where elections are held will be protected and that everyone will be able to vote in a “free and fair” environment.
The United Nations Secretary General’s Spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, made the comments on Thursday in response to a question on the political situation in India ahead of the upcoming national elections following the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the ban on transactions from the accounts bank. of the opposition Congress. “We have great hope that in India and any other country where elections are held, the rights of all will be protected, including political and civil rights,” Dujarric said at a regular news conference on Thursday. Everyone will be able to vote in a free and fair environment.” A day before this response from the United Nations, America had also responded to a similar question regarding Kejriwal’s arrest and ban on transactions from the Congress Party’s bank accounts.
India has summoned the ambassadors of America and Germany for their comments in this matter
Hours after India summoned a senior US diplomat in protest over some comments made on Kejriwal’s arrest, Washington reiterated on Wednesday that it encourages fair, transparent and timely legal processes. US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, “I’m not going to talk about any private diplomatic conversations, but certainly, what we’ve said publicly, that’s what I’ve said say from here that we encourage fair, transparent and timely legal processes. We don’t think anyone should have an objection to this. I will explain this in person.
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India called America’s comment inappropriate
After the US Ambassador’s comments on Kejriwal, the Foreign Ministry officials in New Delhi had summoned the acting deputy head of the US Embassy, Gloria Barbena. This meeting lasted for more than 30 minutes. Calling the US State Department’s comment on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest “inappropriate”, India on Thursday said it is proud of its independent and strong democratic institutions and will not allow them to be subjected to any kind of influence. unnecessary external. Committed to protecting against. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Kejriwal in a money laundering case related to the customs policy ‘scam’.
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