India on Friday slammed a report by the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR), which accused New Delhi of Transnational Repression in Britain. In response to queries concerning references to India in a UK Parliamentary Committee report, the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, stated that the reference was primarily based on unverified and doubtful sources.
“We’ve seen the references to India within the report and categorically reject these baseless allegations. These claims stem from unverified and doubtful sources, predominantly linked to proscribed entities and people with a transparent, documented historical past of anti-India hostility,” stated the MEA.
The MEA additional added, “The deliberate reliance on discredited sources calls into query the credibility of the report itself.”
A report by the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR), titled Transnational Repression within the UK, has alleged that a number of overseas governments—together with India—have engaged in efforts to threaten, monitor, or silence people and communities inside the UK. The doc cites proof implicating international locations comparable to China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and India, amongst others, in actions described as types of transnational repression (TNR).
India was one in all 12 nations recognized within the report primarily based on proof submissions acquired by the committee. Notably, the part referring to India depends on materials submitted by Sikhs for Justice, a pro-Khalistan advocacy group that has been designated an “illegal affiliation” underneath India’s Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act.
Compiled by a cross-party panel of Members of Parliament, the report accuses sure overseas governments of working in ways in which suppress free expression, limit motion, and generate concern amongst diaspora communities within the UK. It additionally highlights a 48% enhance in MI5 investigations into state-linked threats since 2022, signaling rising concern over overseas interference on British soil.