‘Completely Unacceptable’: India Slams US Over Remarks On Kejriwal’s Arrest

The Ministry of External Affairs slammed the U.S. State Department for its remarks on arrest of the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal calling them ‘unwarranted’.

It stated that India is proud of its ‘robust and independent’ democratic institutions and any external imputation on the country’s electoral and legal processes is ‘completely unacceptable’.

This comes Following the US State Department’s reiterated stance advocating for ‘fair, transparent, and prompt legal procedures’ regarding the matter, this comes in the wake of a US diplomat being summoned to convey India’s ‘firm objections’ to the previous comments. Addressing a weekly press briefing on Thursday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, ‘Yesterday, India had lodged its strong objection and protest with a senior official from the US Embassy with regards to the comments made by the US State Department.’

He reiterated the importance of mutual respect and understanding as essential elements for establishing international relations. He urged states to uphold respect for the sovereignty and internal affairs of other nations.’ The recent remarks by the US State Department are unwarranted. Any such external imputation on our electoral and legal processes is completely unacceptable. In India, the legal process are driven only by the rule of law. Anyone who has a similar ethos, especially fair democracies, should have no objection in appreciating this fact. India is proud of its robust and independent democratic institutions’ Jaiswal said.