Hifazat-e-Islam workers raise slogans during a rally against ISKCON in Bangladesh.
In Chittagong, Bangladesh, the radical Islamic organization Hefazat-e-Islam organized a rally against ISKCON after Friday prayers. Slogans were raised to capture and kill ISKCON loyalists.
The protesters said if ISKCON was not banned, they would agitate. He demanded the arrest and punishment of those involved in the incident that occurred in Hazari Lane area on November 5.
The controversy started from a Muslim businessman’s Facebook post: According to reports, a Muslim businessman, Usman Ali, called ISKCON a terrorist organization on Facebook. Hindus were angry at this. They demonstrated in front of Usman’s store in the Hazari Lane area of Chittagong on November 5.
The army charged the demonstrators. This enraged them even more. 12 police officers and many Hindus were injured. According to reports, after this, suddenly in the night, the police and army came to Hazari Lane and beat up the local Hindus. Around 25,000 people live in the Hazari Gali region, 90% of whom are Hindu.
At the same time, ISKCON maintained that it was not involved in the Hazari Lane incident. He also demanded the safety of his followers.
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The demand for protection of Bangladeshi Hindus was also raised in India. ISKCON Kolkata Vice President Radharaman Das wrote on social media: “We are extremely concerned about the serious situation in Bangladesh. Islamic fundamentalists openly threaten to capture worshipers, torture them and then kill them. We are concerned about their safety. Efforts must be made to put an end to these violent actions.
There are continuous attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, more than 250 cases in 3 months. Just a few days ago, a case was also registered against ISKCON organization secretary Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari alias Chandan Kumar Dhar in Chittagong. He was accused of hoisting the saffron flag above the national flag on the Azadi Pillar of Chittagong New Market. “Sanatani” was written on this flag.
Sheikh Hasina’s government fell in Bangladesh on August 5. Since then, more than 250 cases of attacks on the Hindu minority community have been reported.
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