India objects to US remarks on Kejriwal's arrest

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The government on Tuesday summoned Acting Deputy Chief of Mission of US Gloria Berbena at the South Block and in a meeting that lasted more than 30 minutes, expressed its strong objections to comment made by a US state department spokesperson on the recent arrest of Aam Aadmi Party chief and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

After meeting Berbena, who is posted as Ministercounselor- Public Diplomacy at the U.S embassy, the MEA released a statement in the afternoon, encapsulating what she was likely told by MEA officials.

"We take strong objection to the remarks of the spokesperson of the US State Department about certain legal proceedings in India. In diplomacy, states are expected to be respectful of the sovereignty and internal affairs of others. This responsibility is even more so in case of fellow democracies. It could otherwise end up setting unhealthy precedents. India's legal processes are based on an independent judiciary which is committed to objective and timely outcomes.