India does not need lesson in rule of law: Vice-President Dhankhar

New Delhi: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said India is not in need of taking lesson from any country on the rule of law as the country has a robust judicial system.

Jagdeep Dhankhar was responding to the comments made by Germany and the US on the arrest of Delhi Chief Miniser Arvind Kejriwal, The Indian Express reported.

He was addressing the 70th Founders’ Day celebrations of the Indian Institute of Public Administration in Delhi, when he came down heavily on Germany and the US over their comments.

‘Recently, people are telling us about the rule of law. One country in Europe, a developed democracy, they need to think within. They need to attend to their own affairs,’ Dhankhar was quoted as saying.

Even as the arrest of Kejriwal ruffled up the Opposition, a spokesperson for Germany’s foreign office , Sebastian Fischer, weighed in on saying that “We assume and expect that the standards relating to independence of judiciary and basic democratic principles will also be applied in this case.”

Subsequently, the US State Department spokesperson also joined the chorus saying “We encourage a fair, transparent and timely legal process for Chief Minister Kejriwal.”

Responding to them both, The Ministry of External Affairs in a statement asked other countries to stay out of India’s internal affairs.

Dhankhar made it clear that India’s robust judicial system cannot be compromised by any individual or group.

Referring to the protests following Kejriwal’s arrest, Dhankhar said ‘The moment law takes its course, they take to streets, high decibel debates, camouflaging culpability of the worst nature by human rights.’