Bangladesh violence: Hindutva organisations protest in Assam, say will boycott country’s products

Members of several Hindutva organisations on Monday staged protests across the Barak Valley in Assam against the communal violence in Bangladesh, reported the Hindustan Times.

A wave of violence has erupted against Hindus in the neighbouring country since October 13 following social media posts about the alleged desecration of the Quran in a Durga Puja pandal in Comilla district.

On Monday, members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and several others organisations including Bharat Sevasram Sangha, Sankar Math, Gauriya Math, Bajrang Dal and Rashtra Sevika Samiti, the women’s wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, burnt the national flag of Bangladesh and called for boycotting products from the country.

In Karimganj, which shares the border with Bangladesh, several protestors attempted to cross the border and go to the neighbouring country. However, border security forces stopped the protestors, who said they we going to protect Hindus in Bangladesh. The security members asked the protestors not to repeat such actions.

Former Karimganj MLA and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ranjan Das said he has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to send a “strong message” to Bangladesh so that Hindus do not face harassment.

“If India cuts all the trade relations with Bangladesh, like we did it with Pakistan in past, the country will be…

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