There are strong protests in Bangladesh against the arrest of Hindu religious leader and ISKCON chief priest, Chinmoy Prabhu. People of Hindu religion are taking to the streets and expressing their protest. But incidents of attacks by the Jamaat-e-Islami people on peacefully protesting Hindus are also coming to light. Amidst this ongoing uproar in Bangladesh, let us tell you why ISKCON’s top religious leader has been arrested in Bangladesh.
In fact, there was quite a stir in Bangladesh recently. The continuous demands for a change of power in the neighboring country took violent form and Sheikh Hasina had to leave the position of Prime Minister and take refuge in India. After Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power, an interim government was formed, for which Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus took responsibility.
objective of fundamentalists
As soon as Yunus came to power, violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh increased rapidly. They began burning houses of Hindus, expelling them from their homes and beating them, something that continues. ISKCON religious leader Chinmay Krishna Das Brahmachari alias Chinmay Prabhu openly opposed these incidents of violence and since then Chinmay Prabhu became a target of fundamentalists in Bangladesh.
Insult to the national flag!
The interim Yunus government in Bangladesh was looking for an opportunity to attack Chinmoy Prabhu, the voice of Hindus, when on October 25, the Hindu group ‘Samanat Jagran Manch’ organized a huge protest at the New Market in the capital Dhaka. . During the demonstration, some youth placed the saffron flag over the Bangladesh flag. Bangladesh police have made this incident at the rally the reason for Chinmay Prabhu’s arrest. Bangladesh police say the country’s national flag has been insulted in this way.
Who is Chinmay Prabhu?
Let us tell you that Chinmay Krishna Das is a prominent leader of Brahmachari Bangladesh Sanatan Jagran Manch and the president of Pundarik Dham of ISKCON Chittagong. People also know him by the name Chinmoy Prabhu. He has been raising a strong voice against the atrocities committed against the Hindu community in Bangladesh. There are more than 77 ISKCON temples in Bangladesh and more than 50 thousand people are associated with this organization. He is also a member of Sanatan Jagran Jote Group, Bangladesh. He is also associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and has also been a spokesperson for ISKCON.
