BJP rejects US body's call to ban RSS, RAW

The BJP on Tuesday termed a report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommending sanctions on the RSS and RAW as “baseless” and alleged that the Congress has taken a position against India by endorsing it.

The ruling party said the Centre has rejected the report, adding that it lacks “objective facts” and is based on non-credible sources.

“USCIRF, in its March 2026 report, has recommended imposing sanctions on the RSS and RAW — the Research and Analysis Wing of India. The Indian Government, through the MEA, has responded clearly, stating that this US commission works in a subjective manner and that its sources are not credible. “It has also been said that the report contains no objective facts. In effect, the Government has rejected this report of the US commission,” BJP MP and national spokesperson Sambit Patra told reporters in the Lok Sabha house complex.

“It is very unfortunate that in opposing the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress party today appears to be standing against India itself,” the MP added.