Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami and Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis have accused Muslims of atrocities in Assam and West Bengal. However, Tariq Sarkar has rejected all these allegations. Within a few days of BJP coming to power in West Bengal, political parties of Bangladesh are accusing Muslims of atrocities in India, especially in the border states like Bengal and Assam. However, the Tariq government of Bangladesh has rejected these claims outright and said that there is no evidence for such allegations.
According to a report in The Times of India (May 14), Dhaka has said that it has not received any official report of any kind of harassment or atrocities against Muslims in India. The Bangladesh government rejected the allegations made by the country’s largest Islamic political party, Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI) and its allies. These groups had claimed that after BJP’s victory in Assam and West Bengal, Muslims are facing persecution in India.
Dhaka officials said there was no evidence to corroborate the allegations. Bangladeshi officials have also said that they have not received any reports about such incidents through diplomatic or official channels.
What did the Home Minister of Bangladesh say?
Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed directly raised questions on the basis of the claims. He said on Tuesday, “What evidence or data do you have that such tortures have started against Muslims? Many old incidents are being circulated on social media. Our diplomatic mission is there. Our Foreign Ministry is there. You can ask them. We have not received any report of any such incident of torture.”
What allegations did Jamaat-e-Islami make?
The minister’s comments came when some sections of the media sought a response from the government on Jamaat-e-Islami’s demand to summon the Indian ambassador from Bangladesh over alleged atrocities on Muslims in India. The opposition Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies alleged that Muslims across the border were facing continuous harassment. He also claimed that anti-Bangladesh forces will continue to spread incitement, communalism and propaganda.
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What did Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis say?
Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis (BKM) also said similar things. BKM on Sunday accused Muslims of repression in Assam and West Bengal and demanded summoning of the Indian ambassador from Dhaka. Speaking to TOI, senior BKM leader Anwar Hossain Razi criticized the Bangladesh government’s inaction, saying, “We call upon the media to bring out the truth of what is happening in India as the government is maintaining silence. It is time for the media to play an effective role.”
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