New Delhi India January 6 ANI India is closely monitoring ongoing developments in Kazakhstan amid protests in the country, said External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday.
Our embassy in Kazakhstan is closely monitoring the developments there, particularly from the perspective of the safety of Indian nationals there, Bagchi said during the weekly press briefing.
Bagchi said that we will assist Indian citizens in Kazakhstan and that we will help any Indians in distress. We are not aware of any such incident or situation at the moment. Kazakhstan is witnessing a massive protest over soaring fuel prices across the country. The protest took place in the western town of Zhanaozen against the doubling of the price of liquefied petroleum gas LPG, which most Kazakhs use as car fuel, according to Al Jazeera.
Amid nationwide agitation in Kazakhstan, protesters have removed the statue of the country's first President Nursultan Nazarbayev. In the wake of the eruption of this violent protest, a state of emergency has been declared in the country.