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The plight of Hindus in Bangladesh
I have always condemned atrocities on minorities, whether Hindu minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh, or the Muslim minority in India. I regard a hallmark of a civilised society to be that its minorities can live with dignity and honour. From that viewpoint, neither India, nor Pakistan, nor Bangladesh are civilised countries. Secularism must be a two way traffic. In other words, it won't do to only condemn attacks or atrocities by Hindus on the Muslim minority ( as in India ), while overlooking the attacks and atrocities by Muslims on the Hindu minority ( as in Bangladesh and Pakistan ).
OPINION
Justice Markandey Katju
9/1/20241 min read
Hindus were about 30% of the population of Bangladesh in 1947, but are only about 8% today
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_in_Bangladesh
And often these, and their temples, are targeted by bigoted mobs, as happened recently after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJyaPLTysMI&pp=ygUdaGluZHVzIGF0dGFja2VkIGluIGJhbmdsYWRlc2g%3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEcp4M085I4&pp=ygUdaGluZHVzIGF0dGFja2VkIGluIGJhbmdsYWRlc2g%3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsBhJa05YPM&pp=ygUdaGluZHVzIGF0dGFja2VkIGluIGJhbmdsYWRlc2g%3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiy1nZqwsOE&t=41s&pp=ygUdaGluZHVzIGF0dGFja2VkIGluIGJhbmdsYWRlc2g%3D
One may recall the largescale attacks on Bangladeshi Hindus after the Babri Masjid was demolished in December 1992, about which the brave Taslima Nasreen wrote her book 'Lajja'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL59Tpitk2o&pp=ygUUdGFzbGltYSBuYXNyaW4gbGFqamE%3D
Many more such incidents of attacks on the Hindu minority have occurred in Bangladesh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eguaYBIieuo
I have always condemned atrocities on minorities, whether Hindu minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh, or the Muslim minority in India. I regard a hallmark of a civilised society to be that its minorities can live with dignity and honour. From that viewpoint, neither India, nor Pakistan, nor Bangladesh are civilised countries.
Secularism must be a two way traffic. In other words, it won't do to only condemn attacks or atrocities by Hindus on the Muslim minority ( as in India ), while overlooking the attacks and atrocities by Muslims on the Hindu minority ( as in Bangladesh and Pakistan ).
But that is what many so called 'secular' parties and 'secular' politicians in India do ( i.e. ignoring attacks on the Hindu minorities, while condemning attacks on the Muslim minority ), perhaps with the thought of not alienating their Muslim vote bank.
Since I am not in politics, and have no vote bank which I desire to appease, I can be more objective and balanced. I condemn atrocities and discrimination against all minorities, wherever situated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpm21KbDd3Y