India has called upon Bangladesh government to ensure the safety and security of Hindus, all minorities and their places of worship.
In reply to a question in parliament on the attack on minorities in Bangladesh, Indian minister of state of external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Thursday said that several incidents of desecration and damages to Hindu temples and deities in Bangladesh were reported in the past few months.
鈥楾he government of India has expressed its concerns about such incidents, including the attack on a Puja mandap in Tantibazar, Dhaka and the theft at the Jeshoreshwari Kali temple at Satkhira during Durga Puja 2024,鈥� he said.
he primary responsibility for the protection of life and liberty of all citizens of Bangladesh, including minorities, rests with the government of Bangladesh,鈥� Kirti Vardhan added.
Meanwhile, members of Bangiya Hindu Jagaran Manch on the same day took out a rally to the Bangladesh deputy high commission in Kolkata protesting atrocities on the Hindu community and arrest of spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, reported The Economic Times.
The protesters, marching to the Bangladesh deputy high commission from Sealdah station, were stopped by the police on their way.
Police put up barricades to prevent the protesters from reaching near the deputy high commission office at Beckbagan in south Kolkata, said the report.