NEW DELHI: The US Fee on Worldwide Non secular Freedom (USCIRF) has urged the US authorities to impose sanctions on members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), quite than honouring them with “high-level conferences.”The assertion from the USCIRF comes forward of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s scheduled go to to america, Canada, and the UK, starting August 25.In a submit on X, the fee shared remarks from Asif Mahmood, a Pakistani-American doctor who serves as its chair, and Commissioner Gene Mills.Mahmood described the RSS, the ideological mum or dad of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP), as an umbrella organisation, alleging that its affiliated teams had carried out assaults on non secular minorities.Mills, in the meantime, stated RSS leaders, even when affiliated with the Indian authorities, shouldn’t be given high-level conferences or diplomatic courtesies. As a substitute, he urged Washington to give attention to imposing sanctions on RSS members discovered liable for violations of freedom of faith or perception.
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The newest feedback comply with USCIRF’s annual report launched in March, during which the fee criticised India over alleged non secular freedom violations and backed “focused sanctions” in opposition to people and entities, together with the RSS and the Analysis and Evaluation Wing (RAW), India’s exterior intelligence company.New Delhi firmly rejected the report, accusing the watchdog of presenting a “distorted and selective” image of the nation based mostly on “questionable sources and ideological narratives.”USCIRF is a US federal authorities company, however its function is only advisory and its suggestions are non-binding.Bhagwat, in the meantime, is scheduled to undertake the three-nation go to on the invitation of varied native associations and organisations related to the Indian diaspora. The go to comes because the RSS marks its centenary yr. Throughout his journey, he’s anticipated to work together with members of the Indian diaspora and representatives of native organisations.(With ANI inputs)
