New Delhi:
India on Friday stated the interim authorities in Bangladesh should reside as much as its accountability of defending all minorities because it expressed critical concern over the “surge” of extremist rhetoric and rising incidents of violence in opposition to Hindus in addition to assaults on temples within the neighbouring nation.
New Delhi additionally hoped that the case referring to Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, arrested in Bangladesh on sedition cost, will likely be handled in a simply, honest and clear method.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed Parliament that India has taken a critical word of incidents of violence in opposition to minorities in Bangladesh and that it’s the main accountability of Dhaka to guard the life and liberty of all of the residents, together with minorities.
The relations between India and Bangladesh have come underneath pressure after the interim authorities headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus got here to energy following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August amid unrest.
India has been expressing concern over assaults on minorities, particularly Hindus, in that nation.
“The main accountability for the safety of life and liberty of all residents of Bangladesh, together with minorities, rests with the federal government of Bangladesh,” Jaishankar stated, including that the Indian excessive fee in Dhaka continues to watch the scenario associated to minorities in that nation “carefully”.
Separately, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) known as upon Bangladesh to take all steps for the safety of minorities and hoped that the case involving arrested Chinmoy Krishna Das will likely be handled in a simply, honest and clear method.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated India has persistently and strongly raised with the Bangladeshi authorities the threats and focused assaults on Hindus and different minorities. “Our place on the matter could be very clear — the interim authorities should reside as much as its accountability of defending all minorities,” Jaiswal stated at his weekly media briefing.
“We are involved on the surge of extremist rhetoric, rising incidents of violence and provocation. These developments can’t be dismissed solely as media exaggeration. We as soon as once more name upon Bangladesh to take all steps for the safety of minorities,” he added.
Responding to a query within the Lok Sabha, Jaishankar stated India is anxious over incidents of violence in opposition to Hindus and different minorities, their houses and enterprise institutions and assaults on temples and spiritual locations.
“The authorities has taken a critical word of those incidents and shared its considerations with the federal government of Bangladesh.” “Reports of assaults on temples and puja mandaps additionally got here to gentle in the course of the current Durga Puja pageant in Bangladesh. The authorities had expressed its critical considerations concerning the assault on a puja mandap in Tantibazar, Dhaka and theft on the Jeshoreshwari Kali temple at Satkhira throughout Durga Puja 2024,” Jaishankar stated.
Jaishankar stated that following these assaults the Bangladeshi authorities had issued directions for offering particular safety together with deployment of Army and border guards to make sure a peaceable Durga Puja celebrations.
On the arrest of Das, who was related to the ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness), Jaiswal stated it’s India’s expectation {that a} honest and clear trial will likely be ensured within the case. “We see ISKCON as a globally well-regarded organisation with a robust report of social service,” he added.
Jaiswal stated India has additionally famous that the authorized processes within the case are underway. “We hope and anticipate that these processes will cope with the case in a simply, honest and clear method, making certain full respect for the authorized rights of all involved.” Das was arrested at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday in reference to a sedition case.
“It is our expectation that he’ll get a good and clear trial and his authorized rights will likely be revered,” Jaiswal stated.
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