US politicians regret regret over religious riots in India
Protests on controversial citizenship law in the Indian capital, New Delhi, intensified since February 24 when US President Donald Trump first visited India, and as he watched the protests turned into violent protests.At least 20 people were killed and more than 200 were injured during the demonstrations during the afternoon of February 24 to 26.
The protests witnessed religious riots, and Hindu extremists attacked Muslim places of worship, including attacks on Muslims.
While Pakistani politicians have condemned the riots in New Delhi, top officials of other countries have also expressed their regret.
Expressing regret over the riots in New Delhi is not limited to Pakistani and Muslim politicians, but many US politicians and legislators have also lamented the religious riots in India and demanded Indian authorities to restore peace as soon as possible. Did as wellAmerican woman senator and 70-year-old Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate in the upcoming election, tweeted, expressing regret over the religious riots in New Delhi.
He wrote that although it is important for the United States to build relations with democratic countries like India, it must be so courageous and truthful that if anything is going wrong in India, he can speak openly.
The presidential candidate said that we have to speak openly about religious freedom, freedom of expression and peaceful violence in India.It’s important to strengthen relationships with democratic partners like India. But we must be able to speak truthfully about our values, including religious freedom and freedom of expression—and violence against peaceful protestors is never acceptable. https://t.co/UxkFNDI0rP— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) February 26, 2020
He also shared a link to a news release from the British Broadcasting Agency, which said police had killed demonstrators over controversial law.
On the other hand, Member of Congress Permila Jayapal also expressed regret over religious riots in New Delhi and wrote in her tweet, 'In India, killing people who do not do religion in the name of religion is scary and condemnable, giving democratic countries religious freedom and freedom of expression.' Should work forThis deadly surge of religious intolerance in India is horrifying. Democracies should not tolerate division and discrimination, or promote laws that undermine religious freedom. The world is watching. https://t.co/vZNsCfNbUZ— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) February 25, 2020
'The world is watching what is happening in India,' he wrote.
Muslim Member Congress Rashida Talib also condemned the massacre of Muslims in the name of religion in New Delhi.
Rashida Talib wrote that Donald Trump visited India this week, but the real story there is the religious massacre of Muslims in New Delhi.This week, Trump visited India but the real story should be the communal violence targeting Muslims in Delhi right now. We cannot be silent as this tide of anti-Muslim violence continues across India. https://t.co/4VXFlk5pEg— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) February 26, 2020
At the same time, he wrote that the world cannot remain silent on the violence and massacres of Muslims across India.
In addition, American lawmaker Alan Luenthal also lamented religious riots in New Delhi, and wrote that 'all this is the result of a weak and morally empty leadership that is being violated in a human rights violation in a country like India.'
Apart from US politicians and lawmakers, the American government's agency, which monitors human rights abuses, also expressed regret over the killing of Muslims in New Delhi.This is a tragic failure of moral leadership. We must speak out in the face of threats to human rights in India. https://t.co/LW5glpTC1b— Rep. Alan Lowenthal (@RepLowenthal) February 25, 2020
The US government's 'American Commission for International Religious Freedom' (USCIRF) wrote in its tweet that 'there are reports of Muslims being killed in New Delhi in the form of a mob'.
At the same time, the company wrote that he was keeping an eye on the above issue and in several tweets, he had told the Narendra Modi government that he should end religious violence and ensure religious and minority freedom.
USCIRF is alarmed by reports of deadly mob violence targeting Muslims in New Delhi, #India and urges the #Modi government to rein in mobs and protect religious minorities and others who have been targeted. #DelhiViolence #CAAProtesthttps://t.co/MiUaDI2GnQ— USCIRF (@USCIRF) February 25, 2020
This is happening in the capital of India. pic.twitter.com/VFmrths2Cw— Saniya Sayed (@Ssaniya25) February 25, 2020


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