WASHINGTON: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi denied that discrimination against minorities existed under his government during a press conference with US President Joe Biden. Biden sai
Biden said he discussed human rights and other democratic values with Modi on Thursday , after rights advocates and his Democratic Party's progressive lawmakers urged him to raise the issue publicly.
"Our Constitution and our government, and we have proved democracy can deliver. When I say deliver; caste, creed, religion, gender - there is no scope for any discrimination ," Modi told reporters at the White House. The US president rolled out the White House red carpet for Modi on Thursday as part of his effort to jump-start a stronger US-India relationship.
US Senator Bernie Sanders said Modi's"aggressive Hindu nationalism" has"left little space for India's religious minorities".Rights groups say there has been an attack on dissidents, minorities and journalists in India since Modi took office in 2014.
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