Responding to the swearing in of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third term and his stated promise to lead the country by consensus and uphold the values of the Indian constitution, Aakar Patel, Chair of Amnesty International India’s board, said:
“Over the past 10 years, the government of Narendra Modi has repeatedly trampled on dissent and discriminated against religious minorities. There is also not a single Muslim in his new cabinet, while laws such as the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which was passed during his previous term, effectively sanctioned religious discrimination.
Statement: Modi’s pledge to lead the country by consensus must not be another failed promise for human rights