After US & Germany, UN reacts to Delhi CM Kejriwal's arrest: "Hope everyone’s rights are protected"
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After the US and Germany reacted to the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, now a spokesperson of the United Nations has also peddled in India's internal matter, saying that he hoped “everyone’s rights are protected in India”. This comes exactly a day after India lodged a strong protest with the senior official from the US Embassy about the comments made by the US State Department regarding the arrest of Kejriwal.
Responding to a query on reports of political unrest in India, Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General said, “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 is able to vote in an atmosphere that is free and fair.”
Earlier, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) objected to the remarks of the US State Department spokesperson on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case and dismissed the comments as 'unwarranted'.
UNITED NATIONS MAKES A STRONG STATEMENT IN THE ARREST OF ARVIND KEJRIWAL
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UN emphasizes the Fair and Transparent Process and political and civil rights of @ArvindKejriwal be protected in the arrest.pic.twitter.com/z5AnfCMDqM
"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. And we encourage fair, transparent and timely legal processes for each of these issues," US State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller had said.
Before this, India summoned the German Deputy Chief of Mission in New Delhi to lodge a strong protest against their foreign office spokesperson's remarks on the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. This came after a spokesperson of the German Foreign Ministry when questioned about the arrest of Kejriwal, said that he was entitled to a fair trial.
Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Delhi excise policy case over money laundering.