India, on 4 May, said it is a secular state with no state religion and safeguarding the rights of minorities forms an essential core of its polity, as it came under criticism from Pakistan

over treatment of minorities. Speaking at the 27th session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group at the UNHCR in Geneva, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said that the Indian

Constitution enshrines various provisions for the protection of the rights and interests of minorities. Rohatgi, who led the Indian delegation at the UN Human Rights Council, said India

makes no distinction between caste, creed, colour or religion of a citizen.