New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- India on Wednesday once again denounced the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights' "extreme selectivity" for its remarks over the detentions of protesters in New Delhi during a Cockroach Janta Party-led protest against the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, stating that such remarks undermine the international body's "credibility as an organisation."

UN Human Rights spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan called on the Indian authorities to respect the right to peaceful assembly, exercise restraint in handling protesters and ensure that restrictions on demonstrations met strict tests of necessity and proportionality.

In response, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal st...