HINDU INFLUX FROM BANGLADESH INEVITABLE', SAYS BJP

A woman from Bangladesh who had come to Tamil Nadu for cancer treatment was stranded at Chennai Airport due to the tense situation prevailing in the country.

- SUPROTIM MUKHERJEE

Following the resignation and flight of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India and the subsequent lawlessness in Bangladesh, BJP leaders say a Hindu influx into India is “inevitable”. They say that as many as 1 crore people may cross over into India.

BJP leaders in West Bengal say the attacks on minorities, including the members of the Hindu community, in Bangladesh have led to immense insecurity among these people and caused concern among the rights groups in the country.

Several BJP leaders have suggested that Hindu refugees may arrive in India and urged people to welcome them.

BJP leader Dilip Ghosh also said whenever there is a crisis in Bangladesh, Hindus come over to India. “We are watching the situation. Atrocities should be stopped,” he added.

He also alleged that the people carrying out the atrocities on minority Hindus in Bangladesh were the same criminals that the Trinamool Congress had smuggled in to attack BJP workers after the 2021 Assembly elections.

Sensing trouble, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed to all, particularly the political parties not to put up sensitive posts that could disrupt peace in Bengal. On Tuesday, Kolkata Police issued an advisory warning the people not to forward videos of violence from Bangladesh.