1. India's MEA calls USCIRF biased after it urges sanctions on RSS members

India's MEA calls USCIRF biased after it urges sanctions on RSS members

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  • India's External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Friday called US Commission on International Religious Freedom biased after it urged sanctions on RSS members.
  • Jaiswal said the body has no credibility and has made misleading and provocative statements about India for years.
  • USCIRF chair Asif Mahmood alleged RSS-affiliated groups had carried out attacks on religious minorities in India.
  • The remarks came ahead of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's visit to the US, Canada and the UK beginning August 25.

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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