Leader of Opposition successful West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari (C) with BJP MLAs during a protestation against the apprehension of Hindu assemblage person Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari successful Bangladesh, successful Kolkata, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (PTI Photo)
Protests against the apprehension of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das successful Bangladesh connected sedition charges continued successful Tripura connected Wednesday arsenic Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha, his predecessor Biplab Kumar Deb and antithetic societal organisations voiced their opposition.
Das, the spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote, was arrested from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport successful Dhaka connected Monday successful a sedition case.
In what is seen arsenic an oblique notation to the incident, CM Saha took to societal media and wrote, “Sanatan Dharma is the bearer of justness and values. History stands witnesser that those who tried to wounded Sanatan Dharma were erased themselves.”
Lok Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb wrote, “The ongoing attacks connected Sanatani minorities, assorted spiritual institutions & Sanatani Gurus successful Bangladesh are wholly undemocratic & an affront to basal quality rights principles. I powerfully condemn specified incidents, wholly based connected constrictive and vested interests, wherever sanatani sentiments and quality rights are violated. I impulse an urgent and associated planetary enactment to stem this undemocratic and anti-humanitarian situation. #Bangladesh”.
Tripura Scheduled Castes Welfare Minister Sudhangshu Das, who precocious landed successful a bid of controversies for his comments connected antithetic religions, besides came retired successful protestation against the apprehension of the monk successful Bangladesh.
“Sages, ascetics, gurus, and Vaishnavs are to beryllium worshipped and bowed down to successful Sanatani Hindu religion. So, tolerating the insult of specified venerable sages and ascetics is simply a motion of cowardice and weakness. Sanatani Hindus, proudly accidental that each Hindus of the satellite are my family, proudly accidental that you each carnivore divine qualities. Your strength, courage, patience are needed successful the existent captious time. Chinmoy Krishna Brahmachariji has to beryllium instantly released. Jai Shri Krishna,” helium wrote connected his societal media page.
The Vivekananda Bichar Mancha and its affiliated Majdoor Monitoring Cell person appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene for the unconditional merchandise of Das.
On Wednesday, galore organised and unorganised employees nether Majdoor Monitoring Cell submitted a missive addressed to PM Modi to Additional District Magistrate (West Tripura) Megha Jain.
“Chinmoy Prabhu was arrested illegally successful Bangladesh. We request him to merchandise without immoderate condition”, said 1 subordinate of Majdoor Monitoring Cell.
Local media reports successful Bangladesh said that Das, who has been starring rallies demanding information for Hindus, was arrested from Dhaka’s main airdrome connected Monday portion travelling to Chattogram successful southeastern Bangladesh. He faces charges of sedition filed successful October aft helium led a rally successful Chattogram successful which helium was accused of disrespecting Bangladesh’s nationalist flag.
India expressed “deep concern” and urged authorities “to guarantee the information and security of Hindus and each minorities” successful the neighbouring country.
Hours later, Dhaka reacted to New Delhi’s statement, calling the contented “internal affairs of Bangladesh”. It said that “such unfounded statements not lone misrepresent facts, but besides basal contrary to the tone of relationship and knowing betwixt the 2 neighbouring countries”.