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Indo American Community Leaders and Experts are Disappointed with USCIRF Report on India
Context:
USCIRF Included India in the Countries of Particular Concern
“The USCIRF’s report on India is biased through selection and omissions fuelled by anti-India campaigns in the United States. For example, instead of recognizing that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is an act that gives citizenship to refugees who were religiously persecuted from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, it’s wrongly projected as an act to take away citizenship. Similarly, It failed to mention that the National Registry of Citizenship (NRC), which is common in the most democratic countries, is being implemented as per the ruling of India’s court. While India handled Covid with massive vaccinations and treatments irrespective any bias, not just to Indias but also exported outside vaccines India, the report falsely claimed some questionable survey.”, said Khanderao Kand, from Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies(FIIDS), a US-based policy research and awareness institution.
Anguished by the omission of attacks on Kashmiri Hindus, a founder member of Global Kashmiri pandit Diaspora (GKPD), Mr Jeevan Zutshi said, “it’s disappointing that the report only quoted Muslims from Kashmir but ignored kashmiri pundit Hindus who are victims of their terrorism being forced out and murdered . It failed to mention that situation normalized after abolition of 370”
“The report is contradiction to India’s humanitarian credentials as 90% of my extended family and most of the Indigenous people from Bangladesh are going to India to save their lives from Jihadis ”, said Priya Saha, US based Editor of Dalit Kantha & Bangladesh Journal of Minority.
President of Council for Strategic Affairs, Dr. Adityan, observed a pattern of bias as, “USCIRF in its annual ritual of report shows its compulsive anti-India bias! USCIRF report has become a political tool of US politics devoid of any objectivity ! The report displays callous ignorance about Indian laws , constitution and ground realities!”
“ Ignorance about reality and vested interests are the basis for this report. USCRIF should do an unbiased report and be above vested interests”, said Professor Yash Pathak, a Fulbright scholar. For example, Sukhi Chahal, a California-based Sikh and Chief Editor of Khalsa Today criticized on reported labelling of Sikh Farmers, “Some anti-India forces and Khalistani elements from abroad had openly declared rewards in US dollars to create disruptions in India via the farmers protests. Instead of acknowledging that Khalistani terrorists had infiltrated in the farmers protest, the report wrongly projected that the government discredited all Sikh farmer protesters as terrorist.”
“The report provides a one -sided and biased narrative about religious freedom in India with exaggerated claims that are designed to fuel an eco-system of fear and hate. The report lacks authenticity and attempts to brand the vast majority of peace loving and pluralistic Hindus as extremists.”, Said Chandru Acharya, President, South Asian American Voices For Impact.
Report: USCIRF India Report pdf
