Former Director General of Police of Jammu and Kashmir, S.P. Vaid, on Thursday voiced concern over the violence and atrocities that are being perpetrated against the Hindu minority in Bangladesh and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the issue to the world.
He emphasized that PM Modi, as a respected leader globally, must intervene and address the issue at international platforms like the United Nations.
"We all have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use his good office. He is respected globally, he is not just a well-known leader in India but across the world. Every country listens to him," said S.P. Vaid.
S.P. Vaid condemned the violence and alleged genocide being carried out against the community, highlighting the dire situation of the Hindu minority that constitutes about 1.5 crore people in Bangladesh. He emphasized that India should play an active role in stopping the atrocities and pressuring Bangladesh to enforce law and order.
"Whatever atrocities are being conducted in Bangladesh against the Hindu minority, the way their genocide is being done, India should contribute towards halting this and set opinion. Bangladesh should be directed to take action against street violence which shows there's no law and order there, the police and the army are mere spectators there," says former DGP.
Commenting on the recent arrest of ISKCON's Chinmoy Krishna Das on charges he claims are "fake and fabricated," Vaid was visibly shocked.
The way ISKCON's Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested because of a fake, fabricated case, I think this should be stopped. PM Modi, being a world leader, should set an opinion in the UN and international organisations against Bangladesh. Whatever is being done there is, somewhere, on the instructions of America," he alleged.
The leading Hindu leader and also a spokesperson of Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote, Das, was presented before a Chittagong court on Tuesday who had been arrested on Monday. The court rejected his bail application and remanded him into custody.
A case has been filed against Das on charges of sedition, accusing him of hoisting a flag on a stand showing Bangladesh's national flag. However, the complainant has since shown unwillingness to pursue the case, a minority leader said.
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC), the largest minority group in Bangladesh, expressed concern on Tuesday over the arrest and called upon the interim government to release Das immediately.
S.P. Vaid condemned the desecration of Hindu temples and idols in Bangladesh, saying such acts should be stopped immediately.
"Minorities also have the right to protest when their rights are being violated. The way Hindu temples and idols were vandalised is condemnable. This should be stopped," he said.
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