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Jammu, Feb 20: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Election Commission should clarify its stand on reports that the US spent USD 21 million for \u201cvoter turnout in India\u201d.
\nTalking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, he vehemently opposed foreign interference in the country\u2019s democratic exercise.
\n\u201cIt (foreign interference) should not happen. So far, there is no proof of foreign interference\u2026 the Election Commission has to clarify whether foreign interference had taken place in our elections because to date we are of the belief that our elections were conducted in a free and fair manner,\u201d Abdullah said.
\nHe was responding to a query about US President Donald Trump\u2019s questioning the need to spend money on voter turnout in India. Trump also speculated that the previous Biden administration was attempting to \u201cget somebody else elected\u201d in the country.
\n\u201cIt is up to America and it is their aid whom they want to give or not. Where is that decision ours?\u201d the chief minister said.
\nThe US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by billionaire Elon Musk recently announced a series of expenditure cuts, including USD 21 million allocated for \u201cvoter turnout in India.<\/p>\n

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Jammu, Feb 20: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Election Commission should clarify its stand on reports that the US spent USD 21 million for \u201cvoter turnout in India\u201d. 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