India on Friday said that the comments attributed to the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina were made in her individual capacity in which India had no role to play.
Bangladesh acting high commissioner to India Md Nural Islam was summoned by the ministry of external affairs to the South Block to convey India鈥檚 position.
MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that it was conveyed that India desired a positive, constructive and mutually beneficial relationship with Bangladesh, which had been reiterated several times in recent high-level meetings.
鈥業t is, however, regrettable that regular statements made by Bangladesh authorities continue to portray India negatively, holding us responsible for internal governance issues,鈥� he said.
鈥楾hese statements by Bangladesh are in fact responsible for the persistent negativity,鈥� said Randhir Jaiswal in response to media queries on summoning the Bangladesh acting high commissioner.
Conflating that with the government of India鈥檚 position was not going to help add positivity to bilateral relations, he said.
鈥榃hile the government of India will make efforts for a mutually beneficial relationship we expect that Bangladesh will reciprocate similarly without vitiating the atmosphere,鈥� the MEA spokesperson added.
鈥楽afety of diplomatic mission is responsibility of host government and I have no doubt Bangladesh authorities are aware of responsibilities,鈥� said Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri on safety of Indian diplomatic mission in Dhaka during a separate briefing in New Delhi on the same day.
