Mohan Bhagwat's US Visit Sparks Criticism As Religious Freedom Body Seeks RSS Sanction

Mohan Bhagwat’s New York visit: US religious freedom body pushes sanctions on RSS, urges no high-level meetings

The remarks came weeks ahead of RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's visit to the US to participate in the'Universal Oneness Celebrations' organised by the American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue (AHEAD) in New York on August 29.

USCIRF seeks sanctions against RSS, no meetings with leaders

Officials of a US advisory body on religious freedom have called for sanctions against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and asked the American government not to extend diplomatic courtesies to its leaders or have high-level meetings with them. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) chair Asif Mahmood said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a member of the RSS, which he described as an umbrella organisation whose sub-grou…

Mohan Bhagwat's US Visit Sparks Criticism As Religious Freedom Body Seeks RSS Sanction

US officials from the Commission on International Religious Freedom have called for sanctions against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and urged Washington to deny its leaders high-level meetings and diplomatic courtesies.

US religious freedom body seeks sanctions against RSS, no high-level meetings with its leaders

A US advisory body urged sanctions against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Officials asked the US government to avoid high-level meetings with RSS leaders. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a member of the RSS organization. RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat plans to visit the United States soon. India rejected the US commission's report as selective and distorted.

USCIRF seeks sanctions on RSS ahead of Mohan Bhagwat's US visit

USCIRF officials have urged sanctions on the RSS and asked Washington to deny diplomatic courtesies to its leaders. The intervention, weeks before Mohan Bhagwat's US visit, is set to deepen a fresh religious freedom dispute with India.