Ongoing protests an internal matter of India: US

Washington, Aug 19 (PTI) Asserting that the ongoing
protests on Lok Pal bill is an internal matter of India, the
US today exuded confidence that New Delhi would be able to
address its current political disputes and tackle popular
concerns about corruption using its democratic system.
"Let me start by saying that the ongoing situation in
India is an internal matter for Indians. The US does not play
a role in this," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland
told reporters at her daily news conference in response to a
question on the ongoing anti-corruption movement in India.
"As we said yesterday, though, the United States supports
peaceful freedom of expression and assembly, and we encourage
all countries and all parties to do the same. The US and India
share common principles, common ideals, and common goals for
our people," she said.
"So we're confident that India will be able to address
its current political disputes and tackle popular concerns
about corruption using its democratic system," Nuland said.
When asked that would she consider that the right of
people to conduct a hunger strike, as the Indian Government
seems to argue that that hunger strike is trying to subvert
the authority of Parliament, Nuland said: "This is an issue
for Indians to solve together and to solve it in the strong
tradition of India's democracy."