Kolkata’s JN Ray Hospital introduced on Friday that it might cease treating Bangladeshi sufferers indefinitely. The choice is available in response to alleged anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh and reported insults to the Indian flag by Bangladeshi nationals.
The hospital, positioned in Kolkata’s Manicktala space, issued a press release citing the “insults in the direction of India” as the explanation for its motion. Subhranshu Bhakt, a hospital official, stated, “From at present, we is not going to admit any Bangladeshi affected person. It is a protest towards the atrocities on minorities in Bangladesh and the disrespect proven to our tricolour.” Bhakt additionally urged different hospitals in Kolkata to comply with swimsuit.
Assaults on Hindu temples in Bangladesh’s Chattogram
This transfer coincides with a collection of assaults on Hindu temples in Bangladesh’s Chattogram, which have escalated tensions between the 2 neighbouring international locations. On Friday, a mob vandalised three temples—Shantaneshwari Matri Temple, Shoni Temple, and Shantaneshwari Kalibari Temple—within the metropolis’s Harish Chandra Munsef Lane space.
In response to Bangladeshi information portal BDNews24.com, the assault occurred round 2:30pm when a bunch of a number of hundred individuals, shouting slogans, threw bricks on the temples. Kotwali Police Station chief Abdul Karim confirmed the incident, stating that whereas the injury was minimal, tensions ran excessive.
Tapan Das, a temple committee member, stated, “A procession of tons of arrived after Juma prayers, shouting anti-Hindu and anti-ISKCON slogans. We referred to as the Military when the scenario worsened, and order was finally restored.”
The assaults adopted the arrest of non secular chief Chinmoy Krishna Das, a former member of ISKCON, on sedition prices. His arrest on Monday and subsequent denial of bail on Tuesday sparked protests by the Hindu neighborhood in Dhaka, Chattogram, and different components of Bangladesh.
S Jaishankar on Bangladesh violence
The Indian authorities expressed critical concern over the rising violence. Exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar advised Parliament that Dhaka should guarantee the protection of all its residents, together with minorities. “The surge in extremist rhetoric and violence is unacceptable. It’s Bangladesh’s duty to guard its minorities,” he stated.
In the meantime, Bangladesh expressed issues over protests outdoors its deputy excessive fee in Kolkata and urged India to safeguard its diplomatic missions.
(With inputs from PTI)
