US watchdog calls on Biden admin to designate India ‘country of particular concern’
The US watchdog also mentioned Canadian allegations of India's role in the extra-judicial killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
The US watchdog also mentioned Canadian allegations of India's role in the extra-judicial killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
The strong objection came after the USCIRF annual report includes particular criticism of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
In Ahmedabad Civil hospital, which has 1,200 beds for COVID-19 patients, separate wards have been made for Hindus and Muslims, a media report had stated, adding that the hospital authorities said this is done as per government's decision.
The gathering by the Tablighi Jamaat, an Islamic missionary movement that is nearly 100 years old was held at its global spiritual centre or markaz in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area last month.
Meanwhile, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) and the Indian-American Muslim Council (IAMC) also issued statements condemning the violence.
The MEA said that neither the Citizenship Amendment Bill nor the National Register of Citizens (NRC) seek to strip citizenship from any Indian citizen of any faith.
As a standing committee of the US House of Representatives, the House Foreign Affairs Committee has jurisdiction over the bills and investigations pertaining to US foreign affairs.
While, the National Register of Citizens (NCR) list was published on August 31, in the state. The NRC had left out more than 19 lakh people from the list.
