New Delhi, Nov 10: The Ministry of External Affairs has dismissed claims by senior members of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom alleging targeted vigilante attacks on gurdwaras in India.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal called the USCIRF a prejudiced organization driven by political motives. He noted that a body that routinely ignores hate crimes, racial abuse targeting Indians, and attacks on religious institutions in the United States cannot be taken seriously on global platforms.
The reaction comes after USCIRF Commissioner David Anderson claimed on social media that Sikh gurdwaras and religious leaders in India had faced targeted attacks in recent weeks. Anderson called on the US administration to tie bilateral security assistance to how India addresses these safety concerns.
India maintained that the panel’s assessments are ill-informed and biased, rejecting any external interference in its internal law and order matters.
