London:
An ‘pressing’ problem was tabled in the present day within the Home of Commons in UK’s parliament over the worrisome state of affairs in Bangladesh. Members of Parliament raised concern over the latest assaults on the Hindu minority within the south Asian nation and likewise mentioned the spiritual crackdown on Hindu monks by the interim authorities within the nation.
Labour Social gathering MP Barry Gardiner, had on Monday, requested for an pressing session within the British parliament to debate the state of affairs in Bangladesh which London has been monitoring intently.
Informing the Home about initiatives taken by Britain to date, the overseas workplace in-charge for the Indo-Pacific area, Catherine West mentioned she had visited Bangladesh final month and held conferences with the management of the interim authorities within the nation. She mentioned that UK was among the many first international locations to take up the difficulty with Dhaka and was given verbal assurances by Bangladesh’s chief adviser Mohamed Yunus.
Ms West additionally talked about considerations raised by New Delhi over the happenings in Bangladesh. “We’re conscious of the assertion of concern from the Indian authorities following the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a widely known Hindu chief, on sedition expenses. The UK Overseas, Commonwealth and Growth Workplace (FCDO) desk is intently monitoring these developments,” mentioned Ms West.
She went on to say that “The UK authorities will proceed to observe the state of affairs, together with making representations from this Home, and can have interaction with the interim authorities in Bangladesh on the significance of freedom of faith or perception particularly because it impacts the Hindu neighborhood.”
Conservative MP Priti Patel, who’s the Shadow Secretary of State for Overseas Affairs referred to as the state of affairs in Bangladesh “deeply, deeply regarding”.
Referring to the surge in incidents of violence, vandalism, and desecration concentrating on Hindu minorities, Ms Patel mentioned, “The diploma of escalation in violence is deeply regarding. What we’re witnessing now’s uncontrolled violence in lots of quarters. We’re watching with horror and shock as additional violence spreads in Bangladesh. The ideas of all of us within the Home are with the diaspora neighborhood right here and people affected in Bangladesh. These are deeply disturbing stories.”
I’m deeply involved by the terrible violence we now have seen in Bangladesh, and my ideas are with these affected.
In Parliament this afternoon, I referred to as on the Authorities to set out how they’re participating with the Bangladeshi Authorities on this urgent and essential problem.… pic.twitter.com/jRXciBQIKH
— Priti Patel MP (@pritipatel) December 2, 2024
She went on to ask the British authorities to delve into what’s being carried out concerning the launch of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, who has been arrested in Bangladesh. “We now have a religions
chief who has now been arrested. We have to know successfully what’s being carried out to safe his launch, due course of specifically. However on the identical time, can the Minister give particulars of the federal government’s engagement with Bangladesh on this specific matter. What discussions have taken place to date, and have we been strong in pursuing the correct to guard life, the prevention of violence, and persecution, and importantly, tolerance for spiritual perception.”
Barry Gardiner, MP for Brent West in London, which has a big British Hindu inhabitants, described the state of affairs as being “clearly on a knife edge”.
One other MP, Bob Blackman, who’s the chair of the All Social gathering Parliamentary Group for British Hindus, mentioned “Hindus are struggling with their homes being burned and their companies ransacked. Clergymen have been arrested, and I perceive that two extra had been arrested over the weekend, and 63 monks have been denied entry to the nation. The clear problem is an try on the ethnic cleaning of Hindus from Bangladesh. We wish to hear not simply phrases of piety, however absolute condemnation of what’s going on. Non secular minorities are being intentionally persecuted due to their faith.”
Since Sheikh Hasina was pressured to step down as prime minister, the brand new military-backed interim administration, led by Nobel laureate Mohammed Yunus, has confronted criticism for failing to regulate violence in opposition to minorities. This contains cases of vandalism and desecration at temples, injury of Hindu companies and properties, and houses of Hindus being attacked.