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India has slammed a US government panel report that claims direct link between the 2014 general elections in India and the spike in attacks on religious minorities in the country.
The report said since the 2014 elections, religious minority communities in India have been “subject to derogatory comments by politicians linked to the ruling BJP” as well as “numerous violent attacks and forced conversions by Hindu nationalist groups, such as RSS and VHP”.
External affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, “Our attention has been drawn to a report of the USCIRF which has passed judgement on religious freedom in India. The report appears to be based on limited understanding of India, its constitution and its society.”
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