The arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has drawn the attention of the whole world to India. The entire opposition, including the Aam Aadmi Party, is protesting the arrest of the Delhi CM across the country, apart from this, countries like America and Germany have also expressed concern over his arrest.
Protection of political and civil rights of the people
Now the United Nations has also given its response to the political crisis in India. Responding to a question about the ‘political unrest’ following the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the freezing of Congress bank accounts, the United Nations said that we hope for the protection of political and civil rights of people in elections in India and other countries.
Will be able to vote in a free and fair environment
Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told a press conference, “We fully hope that in India, like in other countries, everyone’s rights, including political and civil rights, will be protected and everyone will have their rights protected and vote in a free and fair environment.” can do A day before this, the US also reacted similarly to the ED raids in India and the arrest of opposition leaders.
The American diplomat was summoned
India on Wednesday summoned the US diplomat in protest over Kejriwal’s arrest remarks. Speaking on which US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, “I am not going to talk about any private diplomatic meeting. But we’ve made it clear publicly before, that’s what I’m saying here, that we encourage fair, transparent, timely legal processes. We do not think anyone should have any objection to this and we will clarify that personally.
What is the whole controversy?
A few days before the Lok Sabha elections, the Enforcement Directorate arrested Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi Liquor Policy case on March 21. He is currently in the custody of the Central Investigation Agency. Apart from this, the Congress has also alleged that the Income Tax Department has sealed their bank accounts, leaving them with no money to contest the parliamentary elections.
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