The Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday that the US administration’s information regarding funding in India is “extremely disturbing” and has caused concern for foreign intervention in India’s internal affairs.
Addressing the weekly press conference on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said that the concerned departments and agencies are investigating the matter and it is too early to make a public comment at this time.
When asked about President Donald Trump’s remarks about the finance of US $ 21 million for voting in India, Jaiswal said, “We have seen the information given by the US administration about some American activities and financing. There is a lot of disturbance. This has created concerns about foreign intervention in India’s internal affairs.
A spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs said, “It is too early to make a public comment at this time. Therefore, the officials concerned are considering it and hopefully we will be able to give any new information on it after this.”
Addressing the FII priority summit in Miami, Florida on Thursday, Trump questioned the allocation of US $ 21 million by the United States for voter voting efforts in India, and compared it to concerns of foreign intervention in US elections.
Highlighting inequality in reactions, he said, “What do we need to spend $ 21 million in voting in India, $ 21 million? I think they were trying to elected someone else. The government has to tell … because when we hear that Russia spent about two thousand dollars in our country, it was a big success in two thousand dollars. “
Referring to India’s strong economic condition and high tariff on American goods, Trump said, “He has a lot of money. In our case he is one of the most taxing countries in the world. We can barely reach there. Are, because their tariffs are very high. “
Maintaining respect for India and its Prime Minister, Trump questioned the need to spend millions of dollars on voting in a foreign country and said, “I have great respect for India. I have a lot of respect for the Prime Minister in my mind. It is two days before you know, but we are giving this voting in India. , I think we spent US dollars Are you called lockboxes. “
This came out after releasing a list of funding funds funded by the US Government Efficiency Department (DOGE), which mentions US $ 21 million for “voting in India”.
Alan Musk -led Doge announced the cancellation of US $ 22 million for “voting in India” on 16 February. In a post on X, Doge listed the number of canceled expenses by American taxpayers, including “US $ 21 million for voting in India”.
