‘Extraordinarily worrying’: Priyanka Gandhi reacts to ISKCON Bangladesh priest Chinmoy Krishna Das’s arrest
Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday reacted to the arrest of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in Bangladesh, saying the incident was “extraordinarily worrying” and the BJP-led central authorities should intervene.
“The information of the arrest of the priest of ISKCON Temple in Bangladesh and the persevering with violence towards minority Hindus are extraordinarily worrying,” she wrote on X.
She demanded that the central authorities strongly increase the problem of the security of minorities in Bangladesh.
“I enchantment to the Central Authorities to intervene on this matter and strongly increase the problem of making certain the security of minorities earlier than the Bangladesh Authorities,” she mentioned.
Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested on Monday and introduced earlier than a Chittagong court docket on Tuesday. He was remanded to police custody.
Das faces sedition prices for allegedly elevating a flag on a stand bearing Bangladesh’s nationwide flag.
The Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC), the nation’s largest minority organisation, has expressed concern over the arrest.
“We strongly condemn the arrest of Prabhu Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson of Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote, from the Dhaka airport space on Monday afternoon,” mentioned Manindra Kumar Nath, Appearing Basic Secretary of the BHBCUC.
India has condemned his arrest.
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“It’s unlucky that whereas the perpetrators of those incidents stay at massive, prices must be pressed towards a non secular chief presenting professional calls for via peaceable gatherings. We additionally be aware with concern the assaults on minorities protesting peacefully towards the arrest of Shri Das,” mentioned MEA.
Union minister Giriraj Singh additionally condemned the arrest at present.
“The Bangladesh authorities is working below the stress of radicals. These radicals are vandalising temples. I thank the federal government of India for taking this matter very critically. The United Nations must also take cognisance of the scenario,” he instructed ANI.
