Last Updated:
Bangladesh Hindu community attack: Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor has described the incident of lynching and burning of Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh as “unbearably sad”. Tharoor said that such incidents are not acceptable under any circumstances. This is a matter of concern not only for Bangladesh but for the entire region. Tharoor appealed to the Indian government to take concrete steps to stop such incidents.
Patna. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has described the incident of beating and then burning to death of a person from the Hindu community in Bangladesh as very sad. He said that such incidents are not acceptable under any circumstances and are a matter of concern not only for Bangladesh but for the entire region. Speaking to the media at Patna airport, Shashi Tharoor called it an “unbearably sad incident” and said it should not happen in the neighboring country. He said that this is a matter of great concern and India cannot be satisfied with this. Tharoor appealed to the government to take steps to stop such incidents.
Shashi Tharoor’s deep concern
Shashi Tharoor said that India has always wanted good and positive relations with its neighboring countries, especially Bangladesh. He reminded that even in the Parliament, the Congress had raised the issue that India-Bangladesh relations should be strong and cordial. Tharoor said that elections are going to be held in Bangladesh soon and Congress wants that democracy should be properly restored there and the situation should remain normal. He said that the incidents that are coming to light in the current circumstances are extremely worrying. According to Tharoor, India cannot be satisfied with this kind of violence.
Impact on India-Bangladesh relations
Shashi Tharoor urged the government to take such incidents seriously and ensure that such incidents do not happen in future. Tharoor also said that efforts were being made to normalize the situation, but after the recent incident, India had to stop the process of issuing visas. He clearly said that such steps are not in the interest of both the countries. He said that violence and tension do not benefit anyone and peace and dialogue between the two countries is the only solution. He expressed hope for good relations and return of democracy in Bangladesh, and also said that everything should be right there as elections are coming.
What happened in Bangladesh?
In Mymensingh district of Bangladesh, 27-year-old Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das was beaten to death by a mob and his body was burnt on charges of alleged blasphemy. This incident happened amid the violence that broke out after the death of radical leader Sharif Osman Hadi. The interim government has arrested seven people and condemned the violence. Tharoor had also talked about good relations with Bangladesh in Parliament, but is worried about the current situation. He said that after yesterday’s incident the visas had to be stopped which is not good for both the countries. They want peace and solution.
