RSS concerned about violence against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh

RSS and VHP express concern over violence against minorities in Bangladesh, urge government to take strict action.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Friday expressed its serious concern over incidents of violence against Hindus, Buddhists and other minority communities in Bangladesh during the recent movement for regime change. It urged Bangladesh’s interim government to take strict action to stop such incidents.

RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said that cruelties such as targeted killings, looting, arson and heinous crimes against women belonging to the Hindu community and other religious minorities, as well as attacks against Hindu temples in Bangladesh, are intolerable.

“RSS strongly condemns this. We expect the interim government of Bangladesh would take strict action to immediately stop such incidents. Also, the government must make proper arrangements to protect the lives, property, and honour of the victims,” Mr. Hosabale added.

The Sangh Parivar also urged the global community and all political parties in India to stand in solidarity with the persecuted communities in this critical time.

Mr. Hosabale claimed that, as a friendly neighbour, the Government of India is trying to play an “able role” in this situation in Bangladesh. “RSS urges the government to make every effort to ensure the safety of Hindus, Buddhists, etc. in Bangladesh,” he said.

A two-member delegation of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), an RSS off-shoot, met Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday to discuss the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh.

VHP central secretary general Bajrang Bagra said that he and VHP president Alok Kumar met Mr. Shah and apprised him of the “agony and distress” of the Hindu society of India over the murders, arson and other forms of inhuman persecution of their community members and other minorities in Bangladesh.