The center has strongly rejected a report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that has listed India to a list of countries seen as systematic and egregious violators and sanction Indian government agencies and officials responsible for it.

The government rejected the observations on India in theUSCIRF annual report, which had accused India of allowing harassment of Muslimsand violence against them, saying the US federal government entity'smisrepresentation of India had reached new levels.

The report on India was rejected by two of its owncommissioners. "Its biased and tendentious comments against India are not new.But on this occasion, its misrepresentation has reached new levels," MEAspokesperson Anurag Srivastava said.

The United States Commission on International ReligiousFreedom (USCIRF), which claims to monitor religious freedom around the world,asked the state department to designate 14 nations, including India, ascountries of particular concern (CPC), alleging that religious minorities wereunder increasing assault in these nations.

However, two of its nine members expressed dissent over the USCIRF recommendation to place India in the CPC.