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India connected Sunday asserted that it has ne'er allowed its territory to beryllium utilized for activities inimical to the interests of Bangladesh and pressed for holding the upcoming parliamentary polls successful that state successful a peaceful atmosphere.
India's absorption came hours aft the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry summoned Indian Envoy to Dhaka, Pranay Verma, and conveyed its interest implicit erstwhile Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's "incendiary" statements from Indian soil.
According to a readout released by Dhaka, the Foreign Ministry besides brought to Mr. Verma's announcement the activities of immoderate members of Hasina-led Awami League portion staying successful India.
"India categorically rejects the assertions made by the interim authorities of Bangladesh successful its property note," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
It said India has consistently reiterated its presumption successful favour of free, fair, inclusive and credible elections successful Bangladesh successful a peaceful atmosphere.
"India has ne'er allowed its territory to beryllium utilized for activities inimical to the interests of the affable radical of Bangladesh," the MEA said.
"We expect that the interim authorities of Bangladesh volition instrumentality each indispensable measures for ensuring interior instrumentality and order, including for the intent of holding peaceful elections," it said successful a statement.
The parliamentary elections successful Bangladesh volition beryllium held connected February 12. It volition beryllium the archetypal wide predetermination aft the illness of the Hasina authorities successful August past twelvemonth pursuing monolithic protests.
The Awami League has rejected the elections saying the interim authorities led by Muhammad Yunus volition not beryllium capable to clasp the polls successful a escaped and mean environment.
"It is present wide that the existent occupying authorization is wholly biased, and that nether their power it is intolerable to guarantee a just and mean situation wherever transparency, neutrality, and the people's volition tin beryllium reflected," the Awami League said successful a connection connected Thursday.
Last month, Hasina, 78, was sentenced to decease by a peculiar tribunal successful Dhaka for "crimes against humanity" implicit her government's brutal crackdown connected the student-led protests past year.
The Awami League person has been surviving successful India since she fled Bangladesh connected August 5 past twelvemonth successful the look of the protests.
