India denies visas to US Commission on International Religious Freedom

India denies visas to US Commission on International Religious Freedom.

India has rejected a travel request by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to conduct a ground review of issues facing minorities in the country, saying a foreign panel should review the constitutional rights of Indian citizens. There is no option to take.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has come under fire for its attacks on Muslims since 2014, and the US panel has slammed India, the world’s largest democracy, along with China, Iran, Russia and Syria. What is the demand for naming it as a ‘country of concern’?

India turns down travel request of US panel on religious freedom

India rejected visa applications from members of the US commission, with US media saying the commission’s panel wanted to visit India to investigate the ground realities.The commission contacted the State Department after the visa was denied, saying the commission wanted to visit occupied Kashmir and Indian cities to observe the ground realities of atrocities against minorities, including Muslims, but India refused to issue visas.