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US Lawmakers Urge Rubio to Raise Human Rights Concerns During India Visit
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News18•17-10-2026, 07:30
US Lawmakers Urge Rubio to Raise Human Rights Concerns During India Visit
- •Six US Democratic lawmakers led by Pramila Jayapal urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to address alleged excessive force against student protests during his upcoming visit to India.
- •The congresspersons accused the Indian Embassy and consulates in the US of deploying photographers to surveil protesters supporting the Cockroach Janata Party.
- •Lawmakers also raised concerns over the alleged purging of 130 million voters from draft electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision.
- •Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra and former White House adviser Ajay Jain Bhutoria strongly criticized the lawmakers' remarks as unacceptable interference in India's internal affairs.
- •The lawmakers requested transparent investigations into human rights violations and asked the US government to assess India's eligibility for arms sales.
Key Questions Answered
Six US Democratic lawmakers urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to raise concerns regarding alleged excessive force, repression, and wrongful detention during student protests in Delhi and across India during his visit.
India’s Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, sharply criticized the remarks by US lawmakers, labeling them as an unacceptable interference in India’s internal affairs.
Lawmakers urged the US government to investigate reports that Indian diplomatic missions engaged in surveillance of protesters in the US, and to assess whether India is ineligible for arms sales under the Arms Export Control Act due to patterns of intimidation.
