NEW DELHI: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday held a protest outside the Bangladesh high commission to condemn the mob lynching of Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu worker in Bangladesh. Visuals showed protesters breaking barricades and clashing with police. Security was beefed up around the commission in the national capital following the protest call by the VHP. One protester said, Meanwhile, Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma was summoned to Bangladesh’s ministry of foreign affairs, reported Prothom Alo.On Monday, Hindu Jagran Manch & Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) jointly staged a protest in front of the Bangladesh visa application centre over atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh. One protester sobbingly said, “Hindus are being killed there. This country is of Ram and Krishna we don’t kill anyone, there our sisters and daughters are being assaulted.” Both nations have temporarily stopped consular and visa services.
What triggered the latest flashpoint?
Hadi, a prominent organiser of last year’s ‘July Uprising,’ was shot at close range and later died while receiving treatment abroad. His death sparked widespread protests in Bangladesh. Tensions further escalated when Dipu Chandra Das, a young Hindu factory worker in Mymensingh was lynched by a mob. Hindu organisations and minority rights groups protested in Dhaka, alleging that Das was falsely accused of religious defamation. India has since raised concerns over the safety of minorities and the security of diplomatic missions, rejecting what it called misleading narratives from Dhaka.
