Followers of the Worldwide Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) worldwide are set to unite on December 1 to “pray and chant” for the protection and safety of non secular minorities in Bangladesh, particularly Hindus.
“In over 150 nations and numerous cities and cities, hundreds of thousands of ISKCON devotees worldwide will come collectively this Sunday, 1st December, to hope and chant for the protection and safety of Bangladeshi minorities. Please be a part of your native #ISKCON temple or congregation,” ISKCON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das wrote on X.
The ISKCON made the attraction in response to widespread protests in Bangladesh following the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a former member of ISKCON, in a sedition case. He was denied bail on Tuesday.
The protests, primarily by Hindu group members, have occurred throughout varied areas in Bangladesh, together with Dhaka and Chattogram.
A sedition case was filed on October 30 towards 19 people, together with Das, at Chattogram’s Kotwali Police Station, accusing them of disrespecting Bangladesh’s nationwide flag throughout a Hindu rally in Chattogram’s New Market space.
On Friday, three Hindu temples had been attacked by a mob shouting slogans in Chattogram, Bangladesh, which has been the location of protests and unrest following the sedition expenses towards a former ISKCON member. The incident occurred round 2.30 pm within the metropolis’s Harish Chandra Munsef Lane, the place the Shantaneshwari Matri Temple, the close by Shoni Temple, and the Shantaneshwari Kalibari Temple had been focused, based on BDNews24.com.
“A gaggle of a number of hundred slogan-shouting folks threw brickbats on the temples, damaging the Shoni Temple and the gates of the opposite two temples,” temple authorities instructed the information portal.
Abdul Karim, chief of Kotwali Police Station, confirmed the assault, stating that the assailants tried to break the temples.
Police reported that the injury was minimal after a confrontation between the 2 teams, throughout which each side threw brickbats at one another.
Tapan Das, a everlasting member of the Shantineshwari Fundamental Temple administration committee, defined to BDNews24.com: “A procession of tons of arrived after the Juma prayers. They began shouting anti-Hindu and anti-ISKCON slogans.”
“We didn’t impede the attackers. When the state of affairs worsened, we referred to as the military, who arrived rapidly and helped restore order. All of the temple gates had been closed earlier than midday. The miscreants arrived unprovoked and carried out the assault,” he added, based on BDNews24.com.
India expresses ‘deep concern’
On Tuesday, India expressed concern over the arrest and denial of bail of the chief, urging Bangladesh to make sure the protection of Hindus and different minorities. The current anti-Hindu incidents have sparked a diplomatic dispute between the 2 South Asian nations.
In a while Friday, India mentioned that Bangladesh’s interim authorities should fulfil its duty to guard all minorities. India expressed severe concern over the rise in extremist rhetoric and the growing violence towards Hindus, together with assaults on temples.
Exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar instructed Parliament that India has taken word of the violence towards minorities in Bangladesh, saying that it’s the major duty of Dhaka to safeguard the lives and liberties of all its residents, together with minorities.
In the meantime, Bangladesh expressed deep concern on Friday over the violent protest at its Deputy Excessive Fee in Kolkata and referred to as on New Delhi to make sure the safety of all its diplomatic missions in India.
