WASHINGTON: A resolution has been filed in the American Senate that urges the U.S. government to take up with India the latter’s policies discriminating against people on the basis of religion and to end violence against peaceful civilian protesters in India.
After the Modi regime came to power, violence and discrimination against religious minorities and peaceful protests have risen in India.
The resolution stated, “Religious freedom is a fundamental human right, and when any country infringes on it, the United States must stand up and speak out,” said Senator Baldwin.
“I am calling on the United States to continue pushing the government of India to reverse course on the systematic religious and political persecution that is endangering and disenfranchising innocent civilians,” the resolution introduced by Senator Tammy Baldwin stated.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure has been marked by a troubling increase in violence, hate crimes, incendiary rhetoric by politicians, and an overall decline in religious freedom typically seen in healthy democracies.
The Senate resolution introduced by Senator Baldwin urges the U.S. government to engage with the government of India to end the persecution of, and violence against, religious minorities and human rights defenders in India, and work to reverse government policies that discriminate against Muslims and Christians on the basis of faiths.
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