Thiruvananthapuram: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has responded to the recent comment of a senior UN official and said that the UN does not need to tell me. Jaishankar on Thursday rejected a senior UN official’s comments on elections in India, saying the global body does not need to be told that elections in the country should be free and fair.
What did the senior UN official say?
Last week, UN Secretary-General’s Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric was asked about the political unrest in India ahead of the upcoming general elections in the wake of the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and ‘freezing’ of the bank accounts of the opposition party. Dujarric commented.
Dujarric had said that he hoped that people’s political and civil rights would be protected in India and that everyone would be able to vote in a free and fair environment.
What did Jaishankar say?
Jaishankar, who was here to campaign for his cabinet colleague and BJP candidate Rajiv Chandrashekhar in the Lok Sabha elections, said the UN official had commented on the Indian elections in response to a heavy-handed question during a press conference last week.
Jaishankar told reporters, ‘The United Nations does not need to tell us that our elections should be free and fair. The people of India are with me. The people of India will ensure that the elections are free and fair. So, don’t worry about it.’ (input language)
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