Team News Riveting
New York, June 22
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Thursday cancelled his meeting with group of US lawmakers following their refusal to exclude anti-India Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal from the delegation that was scheduled to meet him.
“Don’t think her report has a fair understanding of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir or fair characterisation of what the Government of India is doing. I have no interest in meeting her,” the External Affairs Minister said.
Known as a big Narendra Modi hater, Jayapal had written letters on NRC, Kashmir, farmers protest, many others too. According to insiders, she isn’t just critical of India, which can be understood and accepted. But she is a hinduphobe, which is unacceptable, said one. Such people should never be given visa if they want to visit India, another added.
US Representative Pramila Jayapal and US Senator Chris Van Hollen led a bicameral letter with over 70 of their colleagues, urging Biden to discuss the need to protect human rights and democratic values in India as he meets with Modi this week.
