rubbishing a report by a US federal government commission which has pointed to the alleged worsening of religious freedom in India and called for it being designated a country of particular concern India's Ministry of external Affairs has termed it an attempt to Pedal a motivated narrative responding to questions on the annual report by the US Commission on International religious freedom or us cirf the ministry spokesperson randh jwal said today our views on this organization are well known it's a biased organization with a political agenda it continues to misrepresent facts and pedals a motivated narrative about India
we reject this malicious report which only serves to discredit the organization further urging the commission to look within the mea spokesperson also said it is time that it's time would be better spent addressing human rights issues in the United States in the India section of its annual report the US cirs said misinformation and disinformation have been used to inight attacks against religious minorities and their places of worship in India it also urged the US state department to designate India as a country of particular concern for engaging in systematic ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom
the report highlights how throughout 2024 individuals have been killed beaten and lynched by vigilante groups religious leaders have been arbitrarily arrested and homes and places of worship have been demolished these events constitute particularly severe violations of religious freedom that's what the commission has said in its document this isn't the first time though that the commission has been accused by India of being biased or having a clear political agenda reacting to a report in May this year which was released while India's parliamentary elections were underway the me had said we really have no expectation that the
USCF will even seek to understand India's diverse pluralistic and Democratic ethos their efforts to interfere in the in the largest electoral exercise of the world will never succeed
