Myanmar’s military has taken control of the country for one year under a state of emergency after detaining de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday. The external qaffairs Ministry of India has expressed deep concern at the military coup and said the rule of law and democratic process must be upheld.

The weeks of the rising tension between military and the civilian government following a disputed election held in November, resulted in the coup in Myanmar. The military has said that it was transferring the power to commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing, citing the election fraud as the reason.

In November’s election, Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy won 83 percent of seats to form a government. It was the second election since the end of the military rule in the country.The military, who had ruled the country for nearly five decades, alleging irregularities in the polls  moved Supreme Courts against the president and chair of the electoral commission.However, the election commission rejected the allegation.

The fears of a coup rose after the military recently threatened to take action over alleged fraud. Last week, the military said that it could seize power to settle its claims that Suu Kyi’s party won easily. On Monday, Suu Kyi along with President Win Myint were detained before dawn, just hours before parliament was meant to resume for the first time since the elections. 

Reacting to Myanmar’s military coup, India said it has noted the developments in the neighbouring country with deep concern.India has always been steadfast in its support to the process of democratic transition in Myanmar. The situation has been closely monitored and the democractic process must be upheld, said the Ministry of external affairs in a statement.

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Condemning the coup, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for the release of all government officials and civil society leaders. The US stands with the people of Burma in their aspirations for democracy, freedom, peace and development, the military must reverse these actions immediately, said the US Secretary.

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