VHP urges UN, EU to pressurize Bangladesh to take action over attacks on Hindus

Vishva Hindu Parish (VHP) penned a letter to international bodies including, UN and UNHRC, and demanded immediate action against those involved in atrocities against Hindu community in Banglesh. According to letter uploed by Hindu group on ir microblogging post, y have dressed ir grievances and demand to hes of United Nations (UN), United Nations' High Commission for Human Rights (UNHRC) and European Union (EU). In letters, he of international affairs of VHP, Swami Vigyananand urged to set up an international enquiry commission and send a fact-finding mission to Banglesh at earliest. Also, organisation demanded international bodies to pressurise Banglesh government to ensure security, justice and compensation to victims.

Re letter dressed to International bodies here:

VHP demands exemplary punishment

tably, this comes after a mob of at least 500 people attacked ISKCON temple during Durga Puja celebrations. Furrmore, attacks were carried out on Puja venues in Hajiganj on October 13 and, two days later, attacks on Hindu temples in Naokhali took lives of two more people. Meanwhile, Vigyananand also demanded international bodies to pressurise Banglesh government to give exemplary punishment to perpetrators of crime. He asked UN body to direct Sheikh Hasina government to take action against "proscribe criminal Jihi organisations and repeal Vested Property Act 2013".

" brutal killings of incents, in more than 22 districts over past 10-12 days, violate any tion of humanity. "rical Islamists caused despair and terror" among devotees by forcibly entering places of worship during sacred Durga Puja and "jubilantly vandalising and breaking icons of deities and destroying" shrines," re letter. A dozen Hindus were "slaughtered", a thousand injured, horrifyingly, Hindu women and small girls were "raped" in front of family members and homes and businesses were looted and burnt as well. police and law enforcement authorities were mute spectators, intervening too late to prevent atrocities," ded VHP in two-p letter dressed to top international bodies. 

US condemns Banglesh incident

Earlier on Tuesday, VHP demanded a fact-finding team of Indian parliamentarians be sent to Banglesh for a probe into recent incidents of violence against Hindu mirities. Amid rising protests in India and Banglesh, US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said that US condemn attacks. “We condemn recent violent attacks on Hindu temples and businesses in Banglesh during Durga Puja celebrations. Our thoughts are with Hindu community as we urge authorities to investigate fully. Freedom of religion or belief is a human right,” he h tweeted.

(With inputs from ANI)

(Im: ANI)