‘Biased, motivated narrative’: India rejects USCIRF’s religious freedom report | India News

The Ministry of External Affairs stated that the report aims to “peddle a motivated narrative.” Addressing inquiries about the annual report from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday strongly dismissed a report from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that highlighted the purported decline in religious freedom in India, recommending that the country be classified as a “Country of Particular Concern.”

The Ministry of External Affairs said the report is an attempt to “peddle a motivated narrative.” In response to questions about the annual report from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), the ministry’s spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, said that its views on the “biased organisation with a political agenda” are well known.

“Our views on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) are well known. It is a biased organization with a political agenda. It continues to misrepresent facts and peddles a motivated narrative about India,” the MEA said in a statement.

“We reject this malicious report, which only serves to discredit USCIRF further. We would urge USCIRF to desist from such agenda-driven efforts. The USCIRF would also be well advised to utilise its time more productively on addressing human rights issues in the United States,” it further added.

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