Vice president and spokesperson for ISKCON Kolkata, Radharamn Das holds a placard to protestation the atrocities connected spiritual minorities successful Bangladesh. (Photo: Radharamn Das/X)
The Dhaka High Court connected Thursday refused to walk a suo moto bid to prohibition the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) successful Bangladesh. A time before, a petitioner had appealed to the High Court for the prohibition and imposition of a authorities of exigency successful the country’s Chittagong and Rangpur cities.
Vice president and spokesperson for ISKCON Kolkata, Radharamn Das, told The Indian Express, “We person got immoderate alleviation and respite, nevertheless little… There are lakhs of bhakts, devotees, and hundreds of centres successful Bangladesh… A prohibition would person meant a halt to each societal and spiritual work.”
The decision, reportedly by a seat of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury, came aft the apprehension of ISKCON Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das by Bangladesh constabulary connected Monday, allegedly for treason. Das had been organising aggregate rallies successful Bangladesh to condemn alleged atrocities against minorities.
“Grave concerns remain,” said the vice president. “Yesterday a mob came to our Shibchar centre and gave the devotees an ultimatum to unopen down. Later, constabulary came and rescued our devotees. We saw successful videos however the mob removed the signboard of the preaching centre,” helium claimed.
“Minorities determination (in Bangladesh) are frightened for their lives. ISKCON is simply a bhakti question and humanitarian organisation. Minorities took to the streets successful peaceful protests due to the fact that determination was nary different way. In the past fewer days, fundamentalist organisations person been labelling ISKCON arsenic a violent organisation,” added Das.
Das shared a video of the incidental connected his X grip wherever helium besides shared pictures with a placard stating, “Don’t prohibition ISKCON Bangladesh. We are not terrorists.”
“We are appealing to the Bangladesh authorities to support the minorities, beryllium they Hindus, Christians, oregon Buddhists. This is simply a earthy and basal prerequisite for a civilian nine and a democracy,” helium said.