USCIRF Demands US Ban Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Over Religious Freedom Concerns

Meanwhile, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is on a visit to the US. The demand is being raised there - ban the RSS. This demand has been made by Dr. Asif Mahmood, chairman of the US government's religious freedom commission USCIRF, and Commissioner Gene Mills. In March, the same commission in its annual report, what is the basis of this demand, what allegations have been made against the RSS and whether Trump will ban the RSS. Today's Explainer. Mohan Bhagwat is on a 19-day foreign tour from August 25. The first stop is the US, then Canada and the UK. Three key people have made statements about the restrictions on the RSS. On August 19, USCIRF Commissioner Gene Mills said, "RSS leaders may be associated with the Indian government, but they should not be given priority in high-level meetings and diplomacy in the US. The US government should ban RSS members who have been found guilty of violating religious freedom." USCIRF Chairman Dr. Asif Mahmood also said, "The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, these RSS members, Mohan Bhagwat, along with Muslim religious groups and Christians have been attacked by the RSS."