Kolkata: Bangladeshi sarees burned at protest in opposition to assaults on Hindus | Newest Information India

Protestors had been calling for a boycott of all Bangladeshi items, together with sarees, and warned that Indian’s wouldn’t stay silent if the disrespect in the direction of the nation and assaults on Bangladesh’s Hindu minority continued.

An individual on the rally advised PTI, “We condemn the continual focusing on of Hindus in Bangladesh and the hate-driven narratives in opposition to India. We is not going to sit idle and with burning the Jamdani sarees, we urge individuals to boycott Bangladeshi merchandise.”

“What sort of Bangladesh is that this? The individuals who fought for liberation in 1971 now appear to be erasing their very own historical past,” stated one other protestor.

The protesters additionally urged the central authorities to make sure the protection of Hindus in Bangladesh.

BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Social gathering)’s senior joint secretary basic Ruhul Kabir Rizvi additionally set hearth to the Indian saree belonging to his spouse on December 5 in protest of assaults on the Bangladeshi assistant excessive fee in Agartala, Tripura.

Tensions between the 2 nations have been excessive after former ISKCON priest Chinmoy Das was arrested below expenses of sedition, resulting in clashes between authorities and the Hindu minority. The arrest additionally led to calls to handle crimes in opposition to minorities in Bangladesh.

The minority Hindu group in Bangladesh has reportedly confronted greater than 200 assaults in 50-odd districts after Hasina’s Awami League authorities fell, PTI reported.

“The overseas secretary is scheduled to go to Bangladesh for Overseas Workplace Consultations on December 9”, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal advised PTI.

With inputs from PTI