{"id":14952,"date":"2026-08-21T11:51:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14952"},"modified":"2026-08-21T11:51:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:51:57","slug":"biased-no-credibility-india-slams-us-religious-freedom-body-over-call-for-rss-sanctions-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14952","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Biased, no credibility&#8217;: India slams US religious freedom body over call for RSS sanctions | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133403290,imgsize-73290,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/spokesperson-for-the-ministry-of-external-affairs-randhir-jaiswal.jpg\" alt=\"'Biased, no credibility': India slams US religious freedom body over call for RSS sanctions\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Friday hit back at the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom after it urged Washington to impose sanctions on members of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rashtriya-swayamsevak-sangh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh<\/a>, calling the body &#8220;biased&#8221; and lacking credibility.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>In a bi-weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said such organisations have no credibility and operate to peddle their own agenda.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>&#8220;The organisation you are talking about is known to everyone as a biased organisation, and for many years, it has been making misleading and provocative statements about India,&#8221; Jaiswal said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;I would say that we should stay away from such organisations because they peddle their own agenda and, at the same time, have no credibility,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>This comes days after USCIRF urged the US government to impose sanctions on <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rss\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSS<\/a> members, rather than honouring them with &#8220;high-level meetings.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>In a post on X, the commission shared remarks from Asif Mahmood, a Pakistani-American physician who serves as its chair, and Commissioner Gene Mills.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Mahmood described the RSS, the ideological parent of the ruling <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bharatiya-janata-party\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bharatiya Janata Party<\/a> (BJP), as an umbrella organisation, alleging that its affiliated groups had carried out attacks on religious minorities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Mills, meanwhile, said RSS leaders, even when affiliated with the Indian government, should not be given high-level meetings or diplomatic courtesies. 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