Washington: The annual report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) delivered a sharp critique of India’s religious freedom climate, asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders spread “hateful rhetoric and disinformation” targeting Muslims and other minorities in the run-up to the 2024 national elections.

“In 2024, religious freedom conditions in India continued to deteriorate as attacks and discrimination against religious minorities continued to rise. Prior to national elections in June, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, propagated hateful rhetoric and disinformation against Muslims and other religious minorities to gather political support. Such rhetoric fueled attacks on religious minorities t

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