In a tweet, the New York Democrat urged her colleagues who stand for “pluralism, tolerance and freedom of speech” to join her boycott.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is joining other progressives in boycotting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s joint address to Congress.who stand for “pluralism, tolerance and freedom of speech” to join her boycott.
“A joint address is among the most prestigious invitations and honors the United States Congress can extend. We should not do so for individuals with deeply troubling human rights records – particularly for individuals whom our own State Department has concluded are engaged in systematic human rights abuses of religious minorities and caste-oppressed communities,” Ocasio-Cortez added.
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