'No Reliable Evidence': Russia Refutes US Allegations Against India In Pannun Murder Plot
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan September 16, 2022. (Reuters)
Russia has refuted allegations of the involvement of Indian citizens in foiled assassination plot against pro-Khalistan radical Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a stand reiterated by India multiple times.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the US has not yet provided any reliable evidence implicating Indian citizens in the case.
“According to the information we have, Washington has not yet provided any reliable evidence of the involvement of Indian citizens in the preparation of the murder of a certain GS Pannun. Speculation on this topic in the absence of evidence is unacceptable,” Maria Zakharova, the official spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said at a press briefing on Wednesday when asked about accusations against an Indian official of a foiled “assassination” plot on foreign soil.
Slamming the US further, Zakharova said regular unfounded accusations by the United States against New Delhi of violating religious freedoms are a reflection of the United States’ misunderstanding of the national mentality, the historical context of the development of the Indian state and disrespect for India as a state .
“I am sure that this also comes from the neocolonial mentality, the mentality of the colonial period, the period of the slave trade, and imperialism,” she said.
The spokesperson further claimed that the US is trying to interfere in Indian General Election.
When asked about US interference in Indian elections, she said, “Absolutely. I think that this is a desire to complicate the ongoing general parliamentary elections in India on the part of the United States and is part of a campaign to interfere in India’s internal affairs.”
She further said that the reason is the desire to unbalance the internal political situation in India in order to complicate the general parliamentary elections taking place in the country. “Of course, this is part of interference in India’s internal affairs,” she added.
US is trying to Interfere in Indian General Election says Russian Foreign Ministry
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