India Conveys Strong Objection To British Envoy Over Farm Laws Discussion

India on Tuesday summoned the British High Commissioner and conveyed strong opposition over the unwarranted, tendentious discussion on farm laws in UK parliament. The statement comes after the British Parliament last evening deliberated on issues surrounding the “use of force” on protesters who were opposing the agricultural laws at several border points of Delhi for more than 100 days. Also Read - One-sided False Assertions: India Slams UK Lawmakers' Debate on Farmers Protest

“Foreign Secretary made clear that this represented a gross interference in the politics of another democratic country,” it added.

“He advised that British MPs should refrain from practising vote bank politics by misrepresenting events, especially in relation to another fellow democracy,” the MEA stated.