India delivered a strong protest to Germany, questioning the rhetoric about the Enforcement Directorate arresting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The MEA summoned a senior diplomat of Germany and communicated its displeasure, pointing out that such utterances underestimate the proud judicial system of the Indian republic.
In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs vouched that India’s democracy is strong and founded upon the rule of law, yet dynamic. It reiterated that, just like in any other judicial procedure, the law will again rise and take its due course in this case. According to the MEA, the involvement of a foreign power in the judicial matters of India is not warranted by any predetermined bias, no matter how palpable.
For the purpose of the German Embassy, the Deputy Head of Mission George Enzweiler had gone to visit the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi following an invitation. A Bundesministerium für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten spokesperson had declared earlier that the rule of law guaranteed an individual’s presumption of innocence, and hence, it must be assumed for Kejriwal.
Arvind Kejriwal was detained as a component of a money laundering investigation associated with the Delhi liquor policy instance. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), of which Kejriwal is a member, has declared that as well as his resignation as Delhi Chief Minister, he will stay in the government from jail. On the other hand, the BJP has called for an immediate resignation of Kejriwal, charging him with immoral principles and no moral values.
India’s direct protest against Germany demonstrates how much it values democracy and the judiciary that functions independently of the government. The latest calling from the AAP party is to carry out a protest march from the residence of Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi as a start against the arrest of AAP political supreme leader Mr. Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate.
