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“Neither leaders of the ruling party nor those sitting in Opposition acknowledge that there is violation of human rights in the country,” Pathan said. AdvertisingThe event was organised by several civil society groups at St Xaviers Social Service Society to mark the International Human Rights Day. “Human rights as mentioned in UN charter were violated during the Congress rule and the same is being done under BJP rule,” he said. Speaking at an event “Stop Discrimination and Violence: Human Rights for all”, various activists claimed that there had been an increase of human rights violations in the country in the last few years, and criticised the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre for refusing to acknowledge this increase despite the country being a signatory to the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. AdvertisingCriticising the policies of the government on Rohingya refugees in the country, Kidwai expressed concern about the government attempting to reduce the number of Assamese Muslims..