A day after India summoned a US diplomat to lodge a proper protest in opposition to America’s comment over Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest, New Delhi right now once more termed the contemporary remarks by the US on the problem ‘unwarranted’ and ‘unacceptable’. Despite India lodging its formal protest, the White House Spokesperson once more stated that the US stands by its comment that due and honest judicial course of ought to be adopted within the case.
US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller stated, “We continue to follow these actions closely, including the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. We are also aware of the Congress party’s allegations that tax authorities have frozen some of their bank accounts in a manner that will make it challenging to effectively campaign in the upcoming elections.”
Reacting to the comment, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated, “Yesterday India lodged its strong objection and protest with the senior official from the US embassy with regard to the comments made by the US State Department. The recent remarks by the State Department are unwarranted. Any such external imputation on our electoral and legal processes is completely unacceptable. In India, legal processes are driven only by the rule of law. Anyone who has a similar ethos, especially fellow democracies, should have no difficulty in appreciating this fact. India is proud of its independent and robust democratic institutions. We are committed to protecting them from any form of undue external influences. Mutual respect and understanding form the foundation of international relations, and states are expected to be respectful of the sovereignty and internal affairs of others.”
Reacting to the Baltimore Bridge Collapse incident, Jaiswal stated, “Out of the 21 crew members, 20 are Indians. All of them are in good health. One of them is slightly injured. The stitches have been done. Our Embassies are in close touch with the Indians on board and also the local authorities in this matter.”
On Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba’s go to to India, the MEA Spokesperson stated, “The visit of the Ukrainian Foreign Minister is happening on the invitation of EAM. He will be here on a two-day visit. He will have a bilateral engagement with EAM where they will review the intergovernmental commission that was held earlier. They will also discuss global issues and regional issues of common concern and there are several other engagements also lined up for the Ukrainian Foreign Minister.”
On Indian Nationals looking for discharge from the Russian Army, he stated that India is in fixed contact with Russian authorities and has taken up the problem strongly looking for launch of Indian nationals and discharged as early as potential.
