Sabroom (South Tripura):
The TIPRA Motha, a key ally of the ruling BJP in Tripura, organised an enormous rally right this moment to sentence the continuing violence in opposition to minorities and indigenous tribals in Bangladesh.
The protest, held in Sabroom, a border city near the Chittagong Hill Tracts, drew consideration to the current “organized assaults” which have left many tribals lifeless and lots of homeless.
Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, the founding father of TIPRA Motha and erstwhile royal from Tripura, led the rally, which was aimed toward urging India to make a diplomatic transfer about Bangladesh’s failure to guard minority communities.
Talking on the occasion, Mr Debbarma expressed deep concern over the escalating violence, which has been linked to unlawful settlers and the Bangladesh Military.
Warning Bangladesh that “historical past might repeat itself”, Mr Debbarma drew parallel between the formation of Bangladesh and the present scenario.
“Bangladesh was created out of Pakistan, a rustic that didn’t safeguard its minorities. If Bangladesh treats its minorities the identical manner, it might face an identical destiny, fragmenting as soon as once more. India shouldn’t be held liable for this, as Bangladesh will probably be solely accountable for its actions,” Mr Debbarma stated.
Mr Debbarma highlighted the cyclical nature of focused violence in Bangladesh, which resurfaces almost each decade, and confused the necessity for pressing worldwide intervention.
He questioned why India, which has taken robust positions on violence and human rights violations in far-off areas like Israel and Palestine, stays comparatively quiet about related points within the neighboring nation.
He additionally emphasised India’s and particularly Tripura’s essential position in Bangladesh’s liberation from Pakistan in 1971, when the state served as a strategic base for the Mukti Bahini.
Components inside Bangladesh at the moment are threatening India, he stated.
The rally in Sabroom noticed lots of of members carrying banners, posters, and placards condemning the continuing persecution of minorities and indigenous communities in Bangladesh.
The protesters referred to as consideration to current incidents within the CHT, the place quite a few indigenous folks have been killed and displaced. Their properties and outlets have been reportedly burned in assaults carried out allegedly by unlawful settlers.
For the reason that ousting of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League authorities and the institution of an interim administration, there was a pointy rise in assaults on minority Hindus and different non secular communities in Bangladesh.
The rally highlighted the pressing want for India to take diplomatic motion to make sure that the human rights of minorities and tribals in Bangladesh are protected.