Seventy-five US lawmakers urge President Biden not to look past visiting PM Modi's human rights record in India, with Representative Rashida Tlaib vowing to boycott Modi's address to Congress, a rare honour for Modi once denied US visa over rights concerns
About 75 Democratic senators and members of House of Representatives sign letter, urging President Biden to "raise directly" with India's PM Modi "areas of concern."Modi greets supporters as he arrives at the Lotte hotel in New York City on June 20, 2023. / Photo: Reuters
The US lawmakers said they were concerned about religious intolerance, press freedoms, internet access and the targeting of civil society groups. "And we ask that, during your meeting with Prime Minister Modi, you discuss the full range of issues important to a successful, strong, and long-term relationship between our two great countries," the letter said.
For the past several years, the Indian government, led by BJP, has supported discriminatory national and state-level policies that severely hinder and restrict the religious freedom of minority groups, said[USCIRF], calling on Biden to raise it with Modi.
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