New Delhi/Kolkata, November 28 (IANS). Some people forcibly closed an ISKCON center in Shibchar, Bangladesh.
This alleged incident has come to light after the arrest of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh.
According to reports quoting eyewitnesses, the ISKCON devotees were taken away in a vehicle by army personnel.
Radharaman Das, vice-president and spokesperson of ISKCON Kolkata, wrote on social media platform
Along with his post, Radharaman Das also shared a video, in which a leader of a local Islamic group is seen demanding the closure of the ISKCON office in Shibchar.
He claimed that the video also shows that some people are engaged in removing the board of the ISKCON temple carrying the photograph of the founder of this international spiritual organization.
Earlier, he had told IANS that the response given by the Bangladesh government to the Ministry of External Affairs on the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna was extremely disappointing.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police detained Chinmoy Krishna Das on Monday. The interim government led by Muhammad Yunus is continuing atrocities against the Hindu community of the country.
Chinmoy Krishna, also known as Krishna Prabhu Das, was detained by the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police at 4:30 pm on Monday (November 25) at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Chinmoy Krishna is also associated with Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mohajot (BJHM) and International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).
As soon as the news of Chinmoy Krishna’s arrest spread on social media, protests started in Chittagong. The protesting people demanded his immediate release. The protesters marched at Cheragi intersection in the city and raised slogans demanding his release.
Several such videos went viral on social media late Monday evening in which Bangladeshi policemen were shown targeting protesters marching towards Cheragi intersection.
Let us inform that since the swearing in of the interim government under the leadership of Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh on August 8, the Hindu community has been facing incidents of vandalism, looting, arson, land grabbing and threats to leave the country.
The Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Oikya Council had earlier sent an ‘open letter’ to Yunus, expressing “deep sorrow and concern” over the “violence” of a particular group against minorities.
–IANS
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