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Stephane Dujarric, the UN Secretary-General's spokesperson, had said that the world body hopes that Indians would vote in an atmosphere that is free and fair...
There should not be any worry about the fairness of elections in India as people here will ensure that the polls are free and fair, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday...
The ex-foreign secretary, who joined the ruling BJP in 2019 and was appointed as the External Affairs Minister, was speaking to the media in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, where he campaigned for his ministerial colleague Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the BJP's candidate from the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency..
They cite two specific instances the recent arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is among the I.N.D.I.A constituents; and the freezing of bank accounts of the Congress, the country's oldest political party and the leader of the opposition alliance..
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, Dujarric, the UN Secretary-General's spokesperson, had said when asked about the political unrest in India ahead of the national polls..
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