Hindu Monk Chinmoy Kumar Das arrested in. Bangladesh. (Photo: Facebook)
A time aft Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested successful Bangladesh, BJP leaders led by Opposition person Suvendu Adhikari Tuesday held a protestation successful the West Bengal Assembly demanding his unconditional release.
Seen arsenic “the look of resistance” against the alleged continued attacks connected Hindus successful Bangladesh, Das was arrested Monday connected charges of sedition. He was sent to jailhouse connected Tuesday aft his bail plea was rejected by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s tribunal successful Chattogram.
In a station connected X, Adhikari appealed to Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar to “take urgent steps”. “Renowned firebrand Hindu Leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu has been abducted by the Detective Branch astatine Dhaka Airport successful Bangladesh. He is starring the combat for the endurance & dignity of the Hindu minorities of Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi Sanatani Community fears that Md Yunus’s “radical” authorities whitethorn stoop to immoderate level, adjacent eliminating “perceived threats” to its authority. I impulse @DrSJaishankar Ji to kindly instrumentality enactment of the substance and instrumentality urgent steps. The Bangladesh Government filed a lawsuit of treason against (Prabhu),” Adhikari wrote successful his post.
BJP authorities president Sukanta Majumdar excessively urged Jaishankar to instrumentality “serious note” and “urgent steps” pursuing the arrest. Agnimitra Paul, BJP MLA and wide caput shared a video threatening a protestation if thing goes incorrect with Prabhu.
“Before 1941 erstwhile India gained Independence, the percent of Hindus successful Bangladesh was 28 percent, present it has travel down to 7.65 percent. He was the look of Hindus’ combat for endurance successful Bangladesh. Hindus of Bengal and India volition not beryllium silently. If thing happens to him, we volition protestation here,” Paul said.
Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, besides known arsenic Krishna Prabhu Das, had been associated with and a spokesperson for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). He had been organising aggregate rallies successful Bangladesh to condemn alleged atrocities against minorities.
“We person travel crossed disturbing reports that Sri Chinmoy Krishna Das, 1 of the salient leaders of ISKCON Bangladesh, has been detained by the Dhaka police. It is outrageous to marque baseless allegations that ISKCON has thing to bash with coercion anyplace successful the world. ISKCON, Inc. urges the Government of India to instrumentality contiguous steps and talk to the Government of Bangladesh and convey that we are a peace-loving Bhakti movement. We privation the Government of Bangladesh to merchandise Chinmoy Krishna Das immediately. Our prayers to Lord Krishna for the extortion of these devotees,” ISKCON said successful a statement.