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During the weekly presser of the Ministry of External Affairs, the official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal not only refuted comments made by US State Department official on Kejriwal’s arrest and freezing of some of the accounts of Congress party but added that “any such external imputation on our electoral and legal processes is completely unacceptable.”

On Wednesday, India lodged a strong objection and protest with the senior official from the US embassy with regard to the comments made by the US State Department.

“India is proud of its independent and robust democratic institutions. We are committed to protecting them from any form of undue external influence,” he said.

The spokesperson said, “Mutual respect and understanding are the foundation of international relations, and states are expected to be respectful of the sovereignty and internal affairs of others.”

Regarding the question on crew members of a container ship that was involved in the Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Randhir Jaiswal said all 20 of the 21 crew are Indians and all of them are in good health.

“Our embassies are in close touch with the Indians on board and also the local authorities in this matter,” he said.