Rajat Sharma, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of India TV.
In Bangladesh, fundamentalists once again openly threatened to kill Hindus. Fundamentalists have threatened to raze ISKCON temples of Bangladesh to the ground. A crowd of thousands took to the streets and raised slogans, catch the ISKCON people, cut their necks, destroy ISKCON. Hindus of Bangladesh were called ‘Modi’s brokers’ and threatened to massacre Hindus. The surprising thing is that such slogans were raised publicly. In poisonous speeches, the Maulanas openly threatened to cut the heads of Hindus and throw them in the Yagya Kund, but the Government of Bangladesh did not take any action against the fundamentalists. Not even a statement was given against him. That is why the Hindus of Bangladesh are scared. ISKCON has demanded intervention from the Indian government.
In the capital Dhaka, radicals demonstrated near the home of makeshift government head Mohammad Yunus. Maulanas made speeches against Hindus. Gave threats to kill Hindus openly and slit the throats of Hindus. This rally against Hindus was organized by Ulema Aikya (Unity) Parishad. Big Ulemas of Dhaka participated in this rally. First of all, a demand was made to ban ISKCON by forming a human chain around the Bangladesh Secretariat. ISKCON was described as a group of terrorists. ISKCON temples were described as dens of infidel terrorists. After this there were arguments between the Maulanas.
Maulanas said that if the government does not ban ISKCON, then the Muslims of Bangladesh will themselves destroy ISKCON and behead ISKCON people. The Dhaka Ulema Council alleged that ISKCON was working as an agent of India in Bangladesh. This campaign against ISKCON started 2 weeks ago from Chattogram, the second largest city of Bangladesh. In Chattogram, Muslim fundamentalists had demanded a ban on ISKCON, which ISKCON opposed. The Hindus there protested against sharing the video of the Jihadis on social media, after which the Bangladesh police and army created a ruckus in the Hindu locality. Hindus were dragged out of their homes and beaten. Vishwa Hindu Parishad has condemned the atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh.
Muslim leaders of our country have also raised their voice against the atrocities on Hindus of Bangladesh. Samajwadi Party MP Mohibullah Nadvi said that the Indian government should take steps for the safety of the Hindus of Bangladesh, should talk to the Bangladesh government and if the atrocities on Hindus still do not stop, then the Hindus of Bangladesh should be given shelter in India. . Prime Minister Modi met the saints of ISKCON in Raigad, Maharashtra on Thursday. Later, the Prime Minister also discussed the situation in Bangladesh with the saints of ISKCON and assured them of all help. Actually ISKCON is not an organization that anyone needs to be afraid of. This organization is of people who sing hymns of Lord Krishna and propagate Bhagavad Gita. It is not an Indian organization nor does ISKCON have any political inclination.
I feel that in Bangladesh ISKCON is just an excuse, in reality Hindu society is the target. In Bangladesh, efforts are being made to intimidate Hindus, they are being oppressed, their life has become difficult because there are some people among the Islamic fundamentalists who want to make Bangladesh a completely Islamic country. They want to run a government there using Talibani methods. Although this is not the original character of Bangladesh, but the present government of Bangladesh is under the control of these fundamentalists. They have the license to threaten, kill, bite anyone and Hindus are left with no other option but to remain united. However, those who know and understand Bangladesh feel that the arbitrariness of the fundamentalists will not last long. (Rajat Sharma)
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