New Delhi:

Reacting sharply to a report by the US State Division during which it mentioned there have been “important human rights abuses” in Manipur after violence broke out within the state final yr, India has mentioned the doc is deeply biased and displays a poor understanding of the nation. 

Responding to a query on the report in the course of the Ministry of Exterior Affairs’ weekly media briefing on Thursday, the Ministry’s Spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal mentioned, “This report is deeply biased and displays a really poor understanding of India. We connect no worth to it and urge you additionally to do the identical.”

The manager abstract of the ‘2023 Nation Stories on Human Rights Practices: India’, launched not too long ago, states that the ethnic battle between the Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur resulted in “important human rights abuses”. 

It additionally famous that Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the incident as “shameful” and referred to as for motion on the case.

The report, which is launched by the State Division yearly and is remitted by the US Congress, additionally talked about a 60-hour search of the BBC’s Delhi and Mumbai workplaces on February 14 and famous that the motion got here quickly after the discharge of a documentary on PM Modi by the broadcaster.

“Though tax authorities described the search as motivated by irregularities within the BBC’s tax funds and possession construction, officers additionally searched and seized gear from journalists who weren’t concerned within the organisation’s monetary processes,” the report mentioned. 

One other concern raised by the report was the conviction and sentencing of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in a case associated to defaming the Modi surname, which led to his disqualification from the Lok Sabha. Mr Gandhi was later reinstated after the Supreme Courtroom stayed his conviction. 

Stating some constructive developments as nicely, the report mentioned that, in July final yr, the federal government permitted a march in Srinagar, permitting Shias to mark Muharram. 

“This procession represented the primary government-sanctioned recognition of the occasion in Srinagar because it was banned in 1989. The federal government imposed some restrictions on the usage of slogans or the show of logos of any banned organisations,” it mentioned.