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This year, elections are going to be held in many countries of the world including India. In such a situation, the spokesperson of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that the global organization hopes that the political and civil rights of the people will be protected in India and in any other country where elections are being held. Furthermore, everyone can vote in a free and fair environment.
Question on political unrest
United Nations spokesperson Secretary General Stephane Dujarric was answering questions on Thursday. He was asked about the political turmoil in India ahead of the upcoming general elections following the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and freezing of the Congress Party's bank accounts.
Everyone can vote in a free and fair environment
Dujarric said, 'In India or any country where elections are held, we can expect that everyone's political and civil rights are protected. Furthermore, everyone can vote in a free and fair environment.
American diplomat summoned
The UN response came a day after the US responded to a similar question about Kejriwal's arrest and seizure of the Congress party's bank accounts. Indeed, India on Wednesday summoned a senior US diplomat to protest over his comments on Kejriwal's arrest, hours after Washington reiterated that it encourages fair, transparent, timely legal processes.
America has once again given a statement
When contacted by a US diplomat, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, 'I will not talk about any private diplomatic conversations. But certainly what we have said publicly, I repeat again, is that we encourage fair, transparent, timely legal processes. We don't think anyone should have any objection to this. We will clarify this personally. In New Delhi, Foreign Ministry officials summoned the acting deputy head of the US Embassy, Gloria Barbena. The meeting lasted for more than 30 minutes.
India's answer
Terming as 'inappropriate' the US State Department's comments on the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, India on Thursday said it is proud of its free and strong democratic institutions and will not allow itself to be subjected to any undue external influence. . The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Kejriwal in a money laundering case related to the excise policy 'scam'.