‘Entity of concern’: Government lashes out at USCIRF | India News

NEW DELHI: The authorities on Wednesday hit out at US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for elevating considerations in its annual report about India’s therapy of minorities and in search of sanctions towards RAW for allegedly plotting to kill Sikh separatists.
In an official response, the overseas ministry stated “such efforts to undermine India’s standing as a beacon of democracy and tolerance would not succeed”, and it was the panel that “should be designated as an entity of concern”.
The ministry stated USCIRF — a US federal authorities fee that screens the common proper to freedom of faith overseas and makes non-binding suggestions — had continued its sample of issuing biased and politically motivated assessments.
“USCIRF’s persistent attempts to misrepresent isolated incidents and cast aspersions on India’s vibrant multicultural society reflect a deliberate agenda rather than a genuine concern for religious freedom,” overseas ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated.