NEW DELHI: India’s External Affairs Ministry on Wednesday strongly objected to the US State Department’s remarks on the arrest of Delhi chief minister...
Policemen detain Aam Aadmi Party activists during a protest near India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi residence in New Delhi on March 26, 2024, after AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal arrest in connection with a long-running corruption probe/AFPPix: India’s External Affairs Ministry on Wednesday strongly objected to the US State Department’s remarks on the arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 for questioning by the Enforcement Directorate , India’s financial crime investigation agency, in connection with Delhi’s controversial excise policy. Asked about India’s summoning of the US diplomat, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller reiterated the US position in a press briefing on Wednesday.
Along with the Kejriwal case, Miller also responded to a question about the freezing of the main India opposition Congress party’s bank accounts over an old income tax case.
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