in ,

India slams USCIRF report on religious freedom violations – Hindustan Times, Hindustantimes.com

India slams USCIRF report on religious freedom violations – Hindustan Times, Hindustantimes.com

Home / India News / India slams USCIRF report on religious freedom violations

The USCIRF cited the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which fast-tracks Indian citizenship for non-Muslim refugees fleeing persecution, and “nationwide campaigns of violence against religious minorities” as its reasons.

india Updated: Apr 27, 5151

: IST

The Commission has recommended that the US designate India a “Country of Particular Concern” for “engaging in … religious freedom violations” (Burhaan Kinu / HT PHOTO)

The government rejected on Tuesday a recommendation by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that the Trump administration add India to a list of countries seen as systematic and egregious violators and sanction Indian government agencies and officials responsible for it .

The USCIRF cited the Citizenship (Amendment) Act , which fast-tracks Indian citizenship for non-Muslim refugees fleeing persecution, and “nationwide campaigns of violence against religious minorities” as its reasons.

“We reject the observations on India in the USCIRF annual report. Its biased and tendentious comments against India are not new, ”said external affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava. “But on this occasion, its misrepresentation has reached new levels … We regard it as an organization of particular concern and will treat it accordingly.” The commission has recommended that the US designate India a “Country of Particular Concern” for “engaging in … religious freedom violations”.

Thank you for subscribing to our daily newsletter.

Read More

Full coverage and live updates on the Coronavirus (Covid – 2020 )

What do you think?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

GIPHY App Key not set. Please check settings

Michael Moore's green energy takedown — worse than Netflix’s Goop series ?, Ars Technica

Michael Moore's green energy takedown — worse than Netflix’s Goop series ?, Ars Technica

Hubble Captures Incredible Images of Highly Anticipated Comet Breaking Up – Gizmodo, Gizmodo.com

Hubble Captures Incredible Images of Highly Anticipated Comet Breaking Up – Gizmodo, Gizmodo.com