Khalistan Supporters Interrupt London Protest Against Violence on Hindus in Bangladesh
London – A demonstration organized by Indian and Bangladeshi Hindus outside the Bangladesh High Commission in London, highlighting recent killings and persecution of minorities in Bangladesh, was interrupted by a small group of Khalistani supporters who arrived to express solidarity with Bangladesh.
The protest focused on the brutal lynchings of Dipu Chandra Das and Amrit Mondal amid rising communal tensions in Bangladesh. Demonstrators, distressed by ongoing attacks on Hindus, have appealed to India to open its borders as a safe haven from extremist violence. Concerns escalated following widespread backing for Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Tarique Rahman, viewed by some as a hardliner.
As reported by ANI, a handful of Khalistanis appeared at the site, leading to heightened tensions. Police intervened to separate the groups.
The Times of India spoke via WhatsApp with Hindus in Rangpur, Chittagong, Dhaka, and Mymensingh, facilitated by exiled Bangladesh Sanatan Jagran Macha leader Nihar Haldar – who faces sedition charges alongside former ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das. Echoes of the crisis have reached refugee communities in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli and Chandrapur districts, as well as Chhattisgarh’s Pakhanjur, settled by immigrants from former East Pakistan.
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Dr. Subodh Biswas, president of Nikhil Bangla Samanbay Samiti, an organization representing ex-East Pakistan refugees, questioned the inaction of Hindu groups in India, emphasizing that the country remains the primary refuge for Bangladeshi Hindus in distress. He warned of potential further killings while borders stay closed and announced plans for border protests.
An anonymous Sanatan Jagran Macha activist described Bangladesh’s 25 million Hindus facing a possible holocaust, criticizing Indian organizations for limited action. Residents in Mymensingh and Dhaka stressed that open borders would provide an essential escape route for those under threat, without necessarily triggering mass exodus. Many affected families, including that of Dipu Chandra Das, struggle with poverty.
Tensions between India and Bangladesh intensified recently, with India’s Ministry of External Affairs condemning the persistent hostility toward minorities – Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists – by extremists. The MEA highlighted the recent killing of a Hindu youth in Mymensingh as a grave concern, urging justice for the perpetrators.