{"id":3916,"date":"2023-06-22T12:33:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T17:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3916"},"modified":"2023-06-22T12:33:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T17:33:55","slug":"aoc-progressives-to-boycott-indian-pm-modis-address-to-congress-say-its-shameful-to-let-him-speak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3916","title":{"rendered":"AOC, progressives to boycott Indian PM Modi&#8217;s address to Congress, say it&#8217;s &#8216;shameful&#8217; to let him speak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is among the Democrats boycotting in protest of India&#8217;s human rights record<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/embed.js?id=6325221059112&#038;w=466&#038;h=263\"><\/script><noscript>Watch the latest video at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\">foxnews.com<\/a><\/noscript>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Progressive House Democrats plan to boycott Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s speech to a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday to protest India&#8217;s human rights record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A joint address is among the most prestigious invitations and honors the United States Congress can extend,&#8221; Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said in a statement on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We should not do so for individuals with deeply troubling&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/biden-prioritizes-india-partnership-despite-concerns-modis-human-rights-record-russian-ties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">human rights records<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 particularly for individuals whom our own State Department has concluded are engaged in systematic human rights abuses of religious minorities and cast-oppressed communities,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modi is scheduled to address Congress on Thursday afternoon after\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/biden-courts-modi-china-russia-ties-put-indias-allegiance-play-golden-opportunity\" target=\"_blank\">meeting with<\/a>\u00a0both President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. He dined with Biden on Wednesday and will be the guest of honor at a White House state dinner, the same tradition extended to the leaders of South Korea and France during their recent visits.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-98.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-3917\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-98.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-98.png 720w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-98-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-98-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-98-390x219.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Progressive Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, left, and Rep. Ilhan Omar, right, are gearing up to boycott Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s speech to Congress.\u00a0(Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Biden\u2019s progressive allies are blasting Modi\u2019s anti-Muslim record and crackdown on journalistic freedom, including raids on BBC India\u2019s offices. His government has been accused of oppressing and endangering the roughly 220 million&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/former-indian-politician-linked-organized-crime-gunned-live-television\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Muslims who call India<\/a>&nbsp;home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It\u2019s shameful that Modi has been given a platform at our nation\u2019s capital \u2014 his long history of human rights abuses, anti-democratic actions, targeting Muslims &amp; religious minorities, and censoring journalists is unacceptable. I will be boycotting Modi\u2019s joint address to Congress,&#8221; Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., said this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., the only two Muslim women to serve in the U.S. Congress so far, shared similar sentiments.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/640\/320\/AP23172855401102.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"President Biden and PM Modi\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/640\/320\/AP23172855401102.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"President Biden and PM Modi\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Biden, right, talks with India&#8217;s Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrives at the White House in Washington, D.C., for a private dinner on Wednesday.\u00a0(AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Omar wrote in a statement, &#8220;Prime Minister Modi\u2019s government has repressed religious minorities, emboldened violent Hindu nationalist groups, and targeted journalists\/human rights advocates with impunity. I will NOT be attending Modi\u2019s speech.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, she announced a &#8220;briefing with human rights groups to discuss Modi\u2019s record of repression and violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., called Modi\u2019s appearance before Congress &#8220;unacceptable.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve seen how Prime Minister Modi has incited dangerous nationalism and violence in India, has promoted Islamophobia, and more. Inviting someone like him to speak to Congress is unacceptable, and I will not be attending his speech,&#8221; Bowman said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1236935653.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Tlaib in Congress\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1236935653.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Tlaib in Congress\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is also boycotting Modi&#8217;s speech.\u00a0(Al Drago\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., said she would be skipping Modi\u2019s address &#8220;in solidarity with the communities that have been harmed by Modi and his policies.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modi and Biden are expected to hold a press availability Thursday afternoon \u2014 a rare occurrence for the Indian leader as he has not taken media questions at a press conference in his near-decade in the prime minister\u2019s office. The two leaders are slated to take just one question from a U.S. journalist and one from an Indian journalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pressure is on the White House to deepen its connection with Modi, with India&#8217;s allegiances to the U.S., Russia and China sure to play a critical role on the world stage as tensions continue to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/aoc-progressives-boycott-indian-pm-modis-address-congress-shameful\">https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/aoc-progressives-boycott-indian-pm-modis-address-congress-shameful<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is among the Democrats boycotting in protest of India&#8217;s human rights record Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Progressive House Democrats plan to boycott Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s speech to a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday to protest India&#8217;s human rights record. &#8220;A joint address is among the most prestigious invitations and honors the United States Congress can extend,&#8221; Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said in a statement on Wednesday evening. &#8220;We should not do so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-democrats"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3916"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3918,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3916\/revisions\/3918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}