‘Interfering in electoral practices’: India pulls up US lawmaker for claims on voter roll deletions

India has dismissed Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal’s remarks regarding its electoral process as unwarranted and uninformed. The Ministry of External Affairs warned that her comments interfere with India’s democratic practices. India’s Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, also rejected these allegations as unacceptable interference. The Election Commission of India is currently conducting a nationwide revision of electoral rolls in various phases.