Guwahati: The historic ‘Chalo Bangladesh’ movement, organized by Sanatani Oikyamanch, has sent ripples across Bharat, marking a significant day in the fight for justice & religious rights for Hindu families in the neighbouring country. Starting at 10:30 am on 1 December 2024 from Karimganj College premises in Sribhumi district of south Assam with a spectacular bike rally involving over 2,000 two-wheelers, the rally culminated at Sutarkandi border. Over 60,000 people participated in the landmark protest.
Prominent speakers including Shantanu Naik (coordinator of Sanatani Oikyamanch), Ashit Chakraborty (chief of Silchar Shankar Math & Mission), Bigananda Maharaj of Bolagiri Ashram, Baikananta Maharaj and Shibabrarta Saha of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh delivered powerful messages while highlighting the human rights violation and religious persecution issues in Bangladesh, said Abhijit Nath (media coordinator of Sanatani Oikyamanch).
The rally later moved with a foot march toward the international border, where the BSF and Assam Police personnel on duty stopped them about half a Kilometre away from the Bangladesh border. The participants demanded an immediate & unconditional release of Chinmoy Prabhu, which they term as a grave violation of human rights. They also condemned the ongoing atrocities including the looting, raping and killing of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh with impunity.
The organisers stated that the consistent violations of religious rights, destruction of temples, and displacement of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh remain a matter of serious concern. They demanded a concrete action from the interim government in Dhaka and also resolved to take their protest to the international stage. The protest demonstration concluded with a call for global unity against all forms of ethnic, religious, and social persecution.
Earlier, RSS Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale condemned the incidents of violence against Hindus, Buddhists and other minority communities in Bangladesh during the movement for PM Sheikh Hasina’s regime change in July and August. Cruelty like targeted killings, looting, arson and heinous crimes against women belonging to Hindu and other religious minorities and attacks on Hindu temples there cannot be tolerated, he added.
“We expect the interim Bangla government to take strict action to immediately stop such incidents. Also, the government should make proper arrangements to protect the lives, property, and honour of the victims,” stated Hosabale, adding that the world community and all political parties of Bharat should stand in solidarity with the persecuted religious communities of Bangladesh at this critical time. He concluded by appealing to the Union government in New Delhi to play a pragmatic role for safeguarding the Hindus, Buddhists and other minorities in the eastern neighbour.
