New Delhi: Rejected Indian media reported an increase in the number of attacks on minorities including Hindus in Bangladesh, head of head Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Chief General Mohammad Ashrafuzman Siddiqui, Thursday This is called exaggeration by media.
“In recent times, attacks on minorities have been an exaggeration in the media. To be honest, such attacks on minorities, not, did not happen, ”Siddiqui said.
He was answering a question during a press conference In New Delhi After the conclusion of Director General (Director General) -Level Border talks With India – first since the fall of Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh.
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Since then, media reports have suggested that minorities including Hindus were being targeted in violence across the country.
The head of the Border Guard Bangladesh said that there was some instability in the law and order of Bangladesh, but pointing to the peaceful organization of Durga Puja celebrated by Bengali, was to be more than political reasons than the targeting of the minority. Hindus across Bangladesh as an example.
Siddiqui told reporters, “Law enforcement agencies were assigned to the Bangladesh government properly and strictly so that the Hindu community could demonstrate the festival.”
“BGB jurisdiction is within 8 km, and BGB personnel have provided security PandalsOverall, the law and order situation was some political problem, but it was not, of course, minorities. ,
The BGB DG’s response comes as a complete opposite to the Indian government’s stance, which in November last year, expressed concern over the alleged bounce of “extremist rhetoric, violence and increasing incidents of provocation” and said they could ‘develop the events. The ‘T should be dismissed as “media exaggeration”.
In a press briefing on 29 November last year, Randir Jaywal, Spokesman The Ministry of External Affairs said, “India has constantly and strongly raised with the Bangladesh government with dangers and targeted attacks on Hindus and other minorities … We would once again ask Bangladesh to take all the steps to protect minorities Are.”
However, Siddiqui on Thursday admitted that “many” crisis calls were received from minorities within the jurisdiction of BGB, but said that it was only after a few months of the government’s change in Bangladesh.
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The infiltration went to a large extent ‘
Latest four days Conversation, The 55th Director-level Border Coordination Conference, on Monday, began at the new Delhi headquarters of BSF, in the presence with its Director General Daljit Singh Chaudhary.
India shares a 4,096 km long border with Bangladesh from Meghalaya to West Bengal, and both border security forces have organized these DG-level meetings twice a year in Dhaka and New Delhi since 1993.
The last meeting was held in Dhaka in March last year, with the India Leg to be held in New Delhi in October, was postponed in view of the changed circumstances in Bangladesh.
At the press conference, BSF DG Chaudri said that in the last few months, cross border infiltration, an issue raised by BSF had reduced to a great extent “and BSF and BGB work together to curb illegal movement across the border. Was doing.
In addition, both DGs emphasized the discussion on fencing and construction work within 150 yards, which will be resolved mutually agreed and after joint inspection on the ground.
Siddiqui also refused that BGB was making permanent construction As “factually wrong” within 150 yards of the international border.
If there was any change of the agenda discussed during the latest version of the two-year-old dialogue, the BSF DG said that the border between India and Bangladesh has been very dynamic with great development and hence in the topics of discussion between one The change is one more to maintain peace and peace on the border, but meeting with a big subject is the same.
As BSF, during talks, The BSF highlighted the increasing cases of attack on BSF personnel and Indian citizens by Bangladesh -based criminals and emphasized on cross border crimes, presence of Indian rebel groups in Bangladesh and border fences.
On the other hand, the BGB delegation raised issues like alleged infiltration BSF towards Bangladeshi and Indian Police personnel, construction work By Indian side Within 150 yards of the international border, the establishment of an waste treatment plant (ETP) for canals carrying waste water from Agarla to Akhaura, as well as the alleged movement of armed miscreants within India.
Both these forces agreed mutually agreed to increase the number of coordination patrolling in weak areas, especially Morning morning during late night Help the period, helping people of human trafficking by facilitating the period, the fastest rehabilitation, and to increase the already established mechanism of sharing real -time information to make the international boundary “crime -free”.
(Edited by Sanya Mathur)
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