Echoes of the ongoing Hindu demonstrations in Bangladesh following the arrest of an ISKCON priest have reached the UK parliament, where MPs have expressed worry over recent attacks on the minority group in the Muslim-majority country.
For this purpose, an urgent question was tabled in the House of Commons by Labour MP Barry Gardiner on Monday.
On this, the Foreign Office Minister in charge of the Indo-Pacific, Catherine West said that she had been given assurances by the interim Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh that support was available for minority communities.
“We are aware of the statement of concern from the Indian government following the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a well-known Hindu leader, on sedition charges. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) desk is closely monitoring those developments,” said West.
“The UK government will continue to monitor the situation, including making representations from this House, and will engage with the interim government in Bangladesh on the importance of freedom of religion or belief specifically as it affects the Hindu community,” she added.
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Source: HT
