General

US to oppose plea to declare RSS a terror group

Author : NewsGram Desk

By Newsgram Staff Writer

US has told a court in New York that it plans to move for dismissal of a lawsuit declaring India's RSS as a "terror group" and seek time till April 14.

Sikh For Justice (SFJ), US based right group has filled lawsuit in the US court to label the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh as a foreign terrorist organization, according to SFJ attorney Gurpatwant S Pannun. They have declared RSS for allegedly "believing in and practicing a fascist ideology and for running a passionate, vicious and violent campaign to turn India into a 'Hindu' nation with a homogeneous religious and cultural identity".

The deadline was on Tuesday to respond to the complaint filed said on behalf of Secretary of State John Kerry.

Subscribe to our channels on YouTube and WhatsApp

Download our app on Play Store

How Debate About Gender Identity Could Undermine Global Efforts to Protect Victims of Violence

‘Enough Is Enough’: Sanders Moves to Force Votes Against Trump Arms Sales to Israel

US Opposes Adani Plan to Shift Cargo Operations to Navi Mumbai Airport, Flags Treaty Concerns Over 'Disproportionate Influence'

250 People Feared Missing After Boat Carrying Rohingya Refugees and Bangladeshis Capsizes in Andaman Sea

19 Arrested Following Clashes Over Alleged Vandalism of Ambedkar Statue in Lakhimpur Kheri