"USCIRF biased, ill-informed organisation with political agenda": MEA hits back at US religious freedom panel
India said the US commission was politically motivated and questioned why it has stayed silent on hate crimes and attacks on religious sites in the United States.
- On Tuesday, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal rejected United States Commission on International Religious Freedom claims regarding vigilante attacks on Sikh Gurdwaras, calling the organization "biased and ill-informed" with a "blatantly political agenda."
- Last week, USCIRF Commissioner David Anderson and Commissioner Joe Grogan alleged "rising targeting of religious places," including Gurdwaras, Churches, and Mosques in India, urging the United States government to press New Delhi for accountability.
- Jaiswal questioned the commission's credibility, noting that USCIRF officials have consistently remained silent on hate crimes and racial abuse targeting the Indian community within the United States. "A prejudiced entity can hardly be taken seriously," he said.
- Despite the dispute, Jaiswal emphasized that India-US relations enjoy strong bipartisan support in Washington, declining to comment on US midterm elections as an internal matter for the United States.
- Addressing reports on India's engagement with lobbying firms in Washington, Jaiswal stated such activities are normal diplomatic practice dating back to 1948 and fully disclosed under United States law, including the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
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'Political agenda': India slams USCIRF on Sikh gurdwara attack remarks
India has strongly criticised the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), labelling it a "biased" entity with a "blatantly political agenda." This comes after two senior USCIRF officials raised concerns about alleged vigilante attacks on Sikh gurdwaras in India and urged the US government to hold perpetrators accountable. India's External Affairs Ministry questioned USCIRF's silence on attacks on religious places and racial ab…
Blatantly political: India on USCIRF's gurdwara attack remarks
New Delhi: The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is a “biased” entity with a “blatantly” political agenda, New Delhi said on Tuesday, November 10, trashing remarks by two senior officials of the organisation claiming that Sikh gurdwaras have been targeted in India with vigilante attacks. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also wondered … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entert…
‘Biased And Ill-Informed’: India Hits Back At US Religious Freedom Commission
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">India on Tuesday strongly criticised the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), calling it a “biased and ill-informed organisation” with a “blatantly political agenda”. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also questioned the commission’s credibility, pointing to what it described as its silence on attacks on religious places, hate crimes and racial abuse targeting the Indian community in the Unite…
USCIRF biased, ill-informed organisation with political agenda: MEA hits back at US religious freedom panel - The Tribune
India on Tuesday strongly hit back at the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), describing it as a “biased and ill-informed organisation” with a “blatantly political agenda”, and questioned its credibility over its silence on attacks on religious places, hate crimes and racial abuse targeting the Indian community in the United States.
"USCIRF biased, ill-informed organisation with political agenda": MEA hits back at US religious freedom panel
India on Tuesday strongly hit back at the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), describing it as a “biased and ill-informed organisation” with a “blatantly political agenda”, and questioned its credibility over its silence on attacks on religious places, hate crimes and racial abuse targeting the Indian community in the United States.
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