Day after Misri’s Dhaka go to, tons of protests in New Delhi over assaults on Hindus in Bangladesh

Lots of of protesters rallied close to the Bangladesh diplomatic mission within the Indian capital on Tuesday, urgent for an finish to reported assaults on Hindus and different minorities in Bangladesh after former premier Sheikh Hasina fled into exile in India in August.

The protesters demanded an intervention by the United Nations, carrying banners and placards that criticized the world physique for not doing extra to deal with the issues in Bangladesh. In addition they rejected claims by interim authorities officers in Bangladesh that the focusing on of minorities was an inside matter.

“It’s a really severe assault, a really sustained assault on the lives of the (Hindu) minority,” stated Veena Sikri, a former Indian ambassador to Bangladesh. Assaults on the livelihoods, houses and companies of minorities in Bangladesh should cease, she stated.

Scores of social and cultural organizations joined the protest in New Delhi a day after prime International Ministry officers from the 2 nations, Vikram Misri and Mohammad Jashim Uddin, met in Dhaka, the Bangladesh capital, to debate their strained relations. It was the primary high-level go to to Bangladesh by an Indian official since large protests ended Hasina’s 15-year rule.

Following Hasina’s ouster, minorities — and notably Hindus — have reported widespread assaults within the Muslim-majority nation of Bangladesh, however Bangladesh says the studies are broadly exaggerated.

Most Bangladeshi Hindus are thought to help Hasina’s secular Awami League occasion.

Tensions spiked over the latest arrest of a Hindu religious chief in Bangladesh, which is at present being run by an interim authorities led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. India additionally stopped issuing visas to Bangladeshis, apart from emergency medical visas, after Hasina fled. Many Indian nationals engaged on infrastructure initiatives additionally left Bangladesh due to safety threats.

After Monday’s assembly, Misri informed reporters there was no motive for the mutually helpful relationship between the 2 nations to deteriorate.

“To that finish, due to this fact, I’ve underlined right this moment India’s want to work carefully with the interim authorities of Bangladesh,” he stated.