JK News Today
Jammu, December 26: The Indian government has taken a string note of the violence against minorities , particularly Hindus , and anti-India rhetoric , in Bangladesh and voiced its grave concern
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal , while replying t media queries regarding situation in Bangladesh where anti-India rhetoric and anti-Hindu violence is becoming a regular affair , said that India is aware of the recent developments in the country
Regarding the killing of Hindu youth in in Mymensingh, the spokesperson said that India expected that the perpetrators of the crime would be brought to justice .
The statement had both anguish and anger , as Jaiswal observed : “ As far as law and order situation is concerned, , the “ unremitting hostility against minorities in Bangladesh, including Hindus, Christians and Buddhists at the hands of extremists is a matter of grave concern.
“ We condemn the recent gruesome killing of a Hindu youth in Mymensingh, and expect that the perpetrators of the crime would be brought to justice. Over 2,900 incidents of violence against minorities, including cases of killings, arsons, land grab have been documented by independent sources during the tenure of the interim government. These incidents cannot be brushed aside as mere media exaggerations or dismissed as political violence.”
