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The United Nations on Thursday reacted to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest and upcoming Lok Sabha elections in India, saying it “hopes” that people’s “political and civil rights” are “protected” in India and any other country having elections.
Stephane Dujarric, a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was responding to a question on the “political unrest” in India ahead of the upcoming general elections in the wake of the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the freezing of the opposition Congress Party’s bank accounts.
“What we very much hope that in India, as in any country that is having elections, that everyone’s rights are protected, including political and civil rights, and everyone can vote in an atmosphere that is free and fair,” Dujarric said at a press conference here.
This came after the United States also raised questions on Kejriwal’s ED arrest and freezing of the Congress party’s bank accounts. India on Wednesday summoned a senior US diplomat to protest remarks on Delhi CM‘s arrest.
Following this, Washington reiterated that it encourages fair, transparent, and timely legal processes. “I’m not going to talk about any private diplomatic conversations. But of course what we have said publicly is we encourage fair, transparent, timely legal processes,” said US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller.
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Published: 29 Mar 2024, 09:58 AM IST
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