WASHINGTON: Kashmiri and Sikh protesters waved flags and chanted slogans Monday evening against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrived at the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump.
Kashmiri protesters called on the US to pressure Modi to let Kashmiris determine their own fate and stop use of brute force against civilians in Indian occupied Kashmir.
“We are here today basically to raise awareness of the human rights violations that are happening in India,” Jatinder Grewal, Director of Sikhs for Justice told CBN News.
Over the past few years under Modi’s rule, conditions for Sikhs, Christians and other religious minorities have grown difficult in India.
“When Modi came to power in 2014 he promised the Christians and other minorities that he would allow freedom of religion. He lied,” said Pastor Rob Rotola who also protested outside the White House.
“The only people that have favoured status in India are the Hindu nationalists. It’s the far extremist party that tends to violence. And as these groups have ramped up the violence, the police state and the government looks the other way, and is allowing it to happen.”
