Bangladesh: 19 Hindus booked under sedition laws for hoisting saffron flag, demanding protection
Hindus stage protests in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh’s interim government has charged 19Hindus under stringent sedition law over hoisting saffron flag, media reports show. At least two people have been detained in the case, amid large scale protests by Hindus for setting up a law and tribunal for the protection of minorities. Hindus and other minorities have increasingly come under attacks in Bangladesh since the collapse of now-deposed PM Sheikh Hasina. US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump also spoke about the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh on Thursday.
“It would have never happened on my watch. Kamala and Joe have ignored Hindus across the world and in America. They have been a disaster from Israel to Ukraine to our own Southern Border, but we will Make America Strong Again and bring back Peace through Strength,” Trump wrote in a post on X.
Watch:Bangladesh's Jatiya Party Comes Under Attack
An India Today report said at least 15-20 unidentified people have also been mentioned in the complaint.
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Hindu organisations in Bangladesh held a massive rally in Chattogram on Oct 25, asking the government to accept their eight-point agenda. One major demand was to establish a tribunal to prosecute those who oppress minorities, bring a law on minority protection, and establish a ministry for minorities.
However, the Bangladesh government, led by Muhammad Yunus, responded by filing a sedition case on Oct 30 at Chattogram's Kotwali Police Station. Under Bangladeshi law, sedition charges can lead to life imprisonment if convicted.
Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, one of those charged with sedition, was quoted as saying by India Today, “The Sanatani organisations had nothing to do with the saffron flags being put up. The incident took place 2 km from the Lal Dighi protest site."
"I was not connected to the case in any way. I was at the local BNP office at the time of the incident," Das added.
Violence against Hindus has surged over the past few months in Bangladesh, leading Indian PM Narendra Modi to tell the Yunus government to safeguard their interests.
(With inputs from agencies)