US Urges India to Curb “Rising Intolerance and Violence”

On the current Kashmir situation, US State Department said that they are in “close touch” with New Delhi.

US urges India to curb rising tolerance in India like the Una incident in Gujarat where seven Dalit men were brutally beaten up for skinning a dead cow. (Photo: ANI screengrab/ Altered by The Quint)

The United States expressed concern over the “rising intolerance and violence” while responding to a question about the rising instances of violence against people for beef consumption.

Answering a question posed by Pakistani journalist Jahanzaib Ali from ARY News TV, US State Department Spokesman John Kirby said:

As we do in countries facing such problems around the world, we urge the government to do everything in its power to protect citizens and to hold the perpetrators accountable.

Ali raised the question in the Daily Press Briefing of the US Department of State in light of recent reports of alleged violence against ‘beef eaters,’ like the one where two Muslim women were thrashed at Mandsaur railway station in Madhya Pradesh. They were suspected to have been carrying beef.

We look forward to continuing to work with the Indian people to realize their tolerant-inclusive vision, which is so deeply in the interests of both India and the United States.

John Kirby, US State Department Spokesman

In response to a question by the same journalist on the US involvement in the “Indian-held Kashmir” issue, Kirby said:

We encourage all sides to make efforts to find a peaceful solution to this, and I can tell you we are.. in close touch with our Indian counterparts there in New Delhi as this goes forward.