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‘Colonial mindset’: India slams EU Parliament over Manipur resolution | India News
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday hit again strongly on the European Parliament for adopting a resolution over the latest clashes in Manipur, saying that such interference within the nation’s inner affairs is “unacceptable”.
“We have seen that the European Parliament held a discussion on developments in Manipur and adopted a so-called Urgency Resolution. Such interference in India’s internal affairs is unacceptable, and reflects a colonial mindset,” exterior affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned.
He mentioned that the Indian authorities in any respect ranges, together with the judiciary, are seized of the state of affairs in Manipur and are taking steps to keep up peace and concord and legislation and order.
“The European Parliament would be well advised to utilize its time more productively on its internal issues,” the MEA mentioned.
Earlier, international secretary Vinay Kwatra had mentioned that the EU parliamentarians involved are being reached out and it has been made clear to them that it’s a matter “absolutely” inner to India.
“This is a matter totally internal to India,” Kwatra mentioned, replying to a query on the matter at a press convention in New Delhi.
“We made a reach-out to the concerned EU parliamentarians. But we made it very clear that this is a matter absolutely internal to India,” he added.
The response got here after the European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution on the human rights state of affairs in India, with specific reference to the latest clashes in Manipur.
The Parliament in Strasbourg, France, referred to as on Indian authorities to place in place measures to halt the ethnic and spiritual violence and to “protect all religious minorities”.
The resolution entitled ‘India, the state of affairs in Manipur’ was initiated by Pierre Larrouturou, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats within the European Parliament.
“…Parliament strongly urges the Indian authorities to place in place all essential measures to promptly halt the ethnic and spiritual violence and to guard all non secular minorities,” reads a press assertion from the Parliament on the handed resolution.
The MEPs referred to as on the Indian authorities to permit “unbiased investigations” to look into the violence and urged all conflicting sides to stop making “inflammatory statements, re-establish trust and play an impartial role to mediate the tensions”.
The resolution additionally comes on the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a two-day visit to France, the place he’s anticipated to carry key conferences with French President Emmanuel Macron and different leaders.
(With inputs from companies)
“We have seen that the European Parliament held a discussion on developments in Manipur and adopted a so-called Urgency Resolution. Such interference in India’s internal affairs is unacceptable, and reflects a colonial mindset,” exterior affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned.
He mentioned that the Indian authorities in any respect ranges, together with the judiciary, are seized of the state of affairs in Manipur and are taking steps to keep up peace and concord and legislation and order.
“The European Parliament would be well advised to utilize its time more productively on its internal issues,” the MEA mentioned.
Earlier, international secretary Vinay Kwatra had mentioned that the EU parliamentarians involved are being reached out and it has been made clear to them that it’s a matter “absolutely” inner to India.
“This is a matter totally internal to India,” Kwatra mentioned, replying to a query on the matter at a press convention in New Delhi.
“We made a reach-out to the concerned EU parliamentarians. But we made it very clear that this is a matter absolutely internal to India,” he added.
The response got here after the European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution on the human rights state of affairs in India, with specific reference to the latest clashes in Manipur.
The Parliament in Strasbourg, France, referred to as on Indian authorities to place in place measures to halt the ethnic and spiritual violence and to “protect all religious minorities”.
The resolution entitled ‘India, the state of affairs in Manipur’ was initiated by Pierre Larrouturou, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats within the European Parliament.
“…Parliament strongly urges the Indian authorities to place in place all essential measures to promptly halt the ethnic and spiritual violence and to guard all non secular minorities,” reads a press assertion from the Parliament on the handed resolution.
The MEPs referred to as on the Indian authorities to permit “unbiased investigations” to look into the violence and urged all conflicting sides to stop making “inflammatory statements, re-establish trust and play an impartial role to mediate the tensions”.
The resolution additionally comes on the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a two-day visit to France, the place he’s anticipated to carry key conferences with French President Emmanuel Macron and different leaders.
(With inputs from companies)
