‘Attacks shocking, highly condemnable’
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 30: Strongly condemning attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, scion of erstwhile Royal Dogra family and former Union Minister, Dr Karan Singh today appealed the country’s interim Government and its head Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to take immediate steps for safety and security of the minority community.
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In a statement, issued here today, Singh said that the recent attacks on Hindus causing severe loss of life and property, are indeed shocking and highly condemnable.
His remarks came a day after three Hindu temples were purportedly vandalised by a slogan-shouting mob in Bangladesh’s Chattogram, which has witnessed protests and violence since a former ISKCON member was booked for alleged sedition.
“Having been in the Union Cabinet and personally witnessed the whole saga of Bangladesh liberation in the 1970s, it was assumed that, unlike Pakistan, where Islamic fundamentalism suffused the nation, Bangladesh was to be a democratic and non-denominational nation where all religious communities would receive equal protection from the state. But, that the recent events in which Hindu temples, organisations, community leaders and private residences have been ruthlessly attacked, causing severe loss of life and property, are indeed shocking,” he said.
The same has happened with Christian churches and the Ahmadiyya community. These events are highly condemnable, he added.
Dr Karan Singh urged the Bangladesh President Prof Muhammad Yunus to take immediate steps to prevent this carnage and to reassure the large and widespread Hindu community that their lives, property and religious places shall be fully secure.
Stating that the recent events have created widespread concern in the billion-strong Hindu community around the world and are gravely impacting the image of Bangladesh, Dr Karan Singh also expressed confidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar have conveyed the appropriate message to Bangladesh on behalf of India.
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