Telangana: Organizations took out a candle rally in Rangareddy demanding justice for Bangladeshi Hindus

Rangareddy: On Tuesday, Hindu groups wearing black badges held a candle protest in Kothapet, Telangana’s Rangareddy district, to demand justice for Bangladeshi Hindus and denounce the arrest of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das.

With signs in hand, demonstrators called for a stop to the crimes committed against minorities in the neighboring nation.

Earlier, in response to growing crimes against Hindus in Bangladesh, Hindu organizations in Assam also staged protests and demonstrations around the state.

Many people attended a protest march organized by Lok Jagaran Manch in the Biswanath district, where they sang anti-Bangladesh government chants and called for an end to the crimes committed against Hindus.

Notably, after the rise in violence against different religious minorities in the neighboring nation, India has tightened restrictions on visas.

Ramen Roy, a former supporter of Chinmoy Krishna Das, is reportedly in critical condition in the hospital’s intensive care unit after an assault.

“We hope that Chinmoy Krishna Das will get justice today,” the vice president of ISKCON Kolkata told the media. He has been incarcerated for a considerable amount of time. We have learned that Ramen Roy, his former advocate, was assaulted and is now in critical condition in the intensive care unit. We want the government of Bangladesh to provide Chinmoy Krishna Das’s supporters protection. Regarding his treatment in the prison, we don’t know anything. When he appears in court today, we hope he will explain his circumstances. We are worried about his safety and well-being.

Chinmoy Das, a Hindu spiritual guru, will be held in prison on suspected sedition charges until January 2, 2025, according to a court in Bangladesh.

On November 25, Chinmoy Krishna Das, a member of the Sammilita Sanatani Jagaran Jote, was taken into custody in Dhaka. The arrest came after a local legislator submitted a complaint on October 31 alleging that Chinmoy Das and others had disrespected Bangladesh’s national flag during a Hindu community event.