India, Oct. 10 -- India has rejected the UN Human Rights Office's (OHCHR) remarks on the events in New Delhi, calling its concerns "misplaced" and accusing it of unwarranted interference in the country's internal affairs.

In a statement shared by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN in Geneva on X, India said the right to peaceful assembly was guaranteed by the Constitution and safeguarded by the country's institutions, an independent judiciary and a free media.

"We have seen the OHCHR's remarks about today's events in New Delhi," the mission said, adding that citizens exercise their right to peaceful assembly subject to reasonable restrictions in the interest of public order.

"The authorities, for their part, act in accordance wit...