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India calls US remark on CAA ‘misplaced, misinformed, unwarranted’, says votebank politics shouldn't determine views

IndiaTimes Friday, 15 March 2024
Dismissing the US State Department’s comments on implementation of the Act as “misplaced, misinformed and unwarranted”, the govt said lectures by those who have a limited understanding of India’s pluralistic traditions and the region’s post-Partition history are best not attempted. “There are no grounds for any concern on treatment of minorities…partners and well-wishers of India should welcome the intent with which this step has been taken,” said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
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