'Don't need to tell me...': How Jaishankar rebuffed UN for 'free and fair elections' remark
Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General who was reponding over query on reports of political unrest in India, said, "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 is able to vote in an atmosphere that is free and fair." The UN Secretary General's remarks were made one day after India strongly objected to remarks made by the US State Department on Arvind Kejriwal's arrest. While speaking during weekly media briefing, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said, “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." (With inputs from PTI) Milestone Alert!
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