The US has vehemently denied allegations by Russia of interfering in India’s general election held in May this year.
Dismissing the allegations, National security communications adviser of the White House, John Kirby, said “It’s not true! it’s a ridiculous claim”.
In May this year, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova had alleged that the US was attempting to disrupt India’s polls with an aim to complicate the country’s parliamentary elections.
“…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,” Zakharova was quoted as saying.
Kirby made the remarks while interacting with the press alongside White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday, reports said.
Kirby, in turn, spoke of Russia’s “attempt to interfere” in the upcoming US presidential election.
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“The Department of Justice, the Department of Treasury, and the State Department took a series of coordinated actions against foreign actors associated with the Russian government who are attempting to covertly influence our elections,” he told the press.
He said that RT (Russia Today) was being used by the Putin government to spread propaganda and influence elections in the US and other countries.The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA secured 293 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. BJP won 240 seats on its own. In the 543-strong lower house of the Indian parliament, 272 is the minimum majority figure.
