The military accused Suu Kyi s government of not investigating allegations of voter fraud in recent elections. Suu Kyi s party swept that vote and the military-backed party did poorly. The state election commission has refuted the allegations.
India worked with rest 14 members of the UNSC, including five permanent members, in reaching a consensus on the statement that called for dialogue and reconciliation even as it asked the military junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders, ET has reliably gathered.
India engaged constructively and acted as an "important bridge" during deliberations over the UN Security Council’s statement on the situation in Myanmar, ensuring it strongly underlined the importance of the democratic process and transition while not being "condemnatory" in nature.
The 15-nation Council, the most powerful organ of the world organisation, agreed upon a press statement on the situation in Myanmar three days after the military seized power in the Southeast Asian nation in a coup and detained top political leaders.