Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey: ‘Anti-India’ Bangladesh Journalist Who Questioned US, UN on Arvind Kejriwal

Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey has gained his two minutes of fame by posting anti-India content regularly. so-called journalist from Banglesh, who has been declared an absconder by his own country, yet again tried to show India in a b light recently. 

Ansarey presented a question to United States of America (USA) State Department and United Nations (UN) on arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He also asked questions about alleged freezing of bank accounts of Indian National Congress (INC) party.

Who is Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey?

According to information available on his official Facebook profile, Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey is a journalist from Banglesh, working as Executive Editor at South Asia Perspectives, a monthly opinion based magazine published from Washington DC. He works as Editor at Just News BD, a Bangleshi portal, for which he is also White House correspondent and UN Correspondent. Ansarey also lists himself as Executive Director, Right to Freedom.

Banglesh has reportedly banned his portal and declared him an ‘absconder’. country also objects to his representation as a journalist at world fora, as Ansarey reportedly belongs to a political party – Banglesh Nationalist Party.

Ansarey and his anti-India stance

Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey is a regular columnist with Wire, a known anti-establishment portal. He not only writes anti-Indian content but has also accused India of being responsible for political happenings in his country of Banglesh. Ansarey also reportedly promotes Jamaat-e-Islami, a banned outfit in India, on his portal Just News BD.

What did Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey ask US and UN?

Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey asked US State Department Spokesperson Matw Miller, “What is your response to India’s summoning of US diplomat over comments regarding arrest of Delhi’s Chief Minister Kejriwal, and how do you view recent political turmoil in India, in freezing of Opposition party’s bank account?

Miller replied, “So, concerning second question, we continue to follow se actions closely, including arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal. We are also aware of Congress Party’s allegations that tax authorities have frozen some of ir bank accounts in a manner that will make it challenging to campaign in upcoming elections effectively, and we encourage fair, transparent, and timely legal processes for each of se issues. Concerning your first question, I’m not going to talk about any private diplomatic conversations. But of course, what we have said publicly is what I just said here: that we encourage fair, transparent, and timely legal processes. We don’t think anyone should object to that, and we’ll make same thing clear privately.”

same question was posed to Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres on March 28 via video. “How do you perceive political unrest in India just before national election, with arrest of Delhi’s chief minister and freezing of opposition Congress Party’s bank accounts? Right groups describe situation as a crackdown on opposition, reaching a crisis point ahe of national election,” said Ansarey.

To which, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric replied, “What we very much hope (is) that in India, as in any country that is having elections, that everyone’s rights are protected, including political and civil rights, and everyone is able to vote in an atmosphere that is free and fair.”