Kolkata: Amid ongoing violence against the minorities residing in Bangladesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Purulia MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato on Friday had written a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee to Reassess the Legacy of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus and address ongoing violence against Hindus in Bangladesh.
“I am writing to you with a heavy heart, compelled to highlight the tragic irony of awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to individuals whose legacies are now stained with violence and injustice. This letter specifically addresses the grave atrocities against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh under the current regime led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Dr. Yunus, hailed internationally for his work on microfinance, now stands accused of orchestrating or turning a blind eye to heinous crimes against humanity. Under his leadership in the interim government, the Hindu community has faced unspeakable horrors,” read part of the letter.
BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh said, “The Nobel prize should not only be returned to the committee but a committee should be formed to give Yunus an award for violence and atrocities on minorities residing in Bangladesh. He spoke about peace but the reality now in Bangladesh is open to everyone.”
Falling on the same page, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA and Speaker Biman Bandhopadhyay said, “I was thinking about this for a couple of days. Although I don’t have the right but would urge the committee to rethink about the Nobel prize that is given to Yunus, that too for peace. What is happening there is appalling.”
Meanwhile, several saint organizations along with Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari had taken out ‘Shaurya Rally’ in north Kolkata demanding ‘safety’ of the Hindus in Bangladesh.
On the other hand, officials of East Bengal football club had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the central government’s intervention to stop violence in Bangladesh.
It is pertinent to mention that the head Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata and the Assistant High Commission in Agartala were called back to Dhaka.
According to sources, the two envoys were asked to return to their country for an indefinite period.
Residents of Bangladesh, who visited India on Friday for treatment through Petrapole border in Bongaon also said that the ‘independence’ of women has been ‘shattered’ in Bangladesh by the present interim-government.
A lady was heard saying that ‘Bangladesh is no longer Shonar Bangla’.
