India on Wednesday summoned a senior American diplomat to protest against the US state department’s call for a fair legal process for arrested Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
US’ acting deputy chief of mission Gloria Berbena arrives at South Block after she was summoned by Ministry of External Affairs over recent US State Department remarks on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest on Wednesday
The external affairs ministry said in a statement that the government has taken a “strong objection” to a US state department spokesperson’s remarks on legal proceedings in India. The statement didn’t refer to the summoning of the American diplomat though people familiar with the matter said the US acting deputy chief of mission, Gloria Berbena, was called in to the external affairs ministry.