'Democratic, Peaceloving' India wants to stop water to Bangladesh
Tarek Ali
Courtesy: The Times of India [December 8, 2001]
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_id= 81945183
FATEHPUR: RSS chief K C Sudershan on Thursday asked the Centre to stop
releasing water to Bangladesh from Farraka Dam to protest the
atrocities on Hindus in that country.
Addressing the concluding session of a three-day RSS workers training
camp here, Sudershan accused the Bangladesh government and its
machinery of pursuing "anti-Hindu" policies, forcing about 20,000
Hindus to flee to West Bengal and adjoining north eastern states.
Terming Bangladesh, Pakistan and China as "India's enemy number one,"
he asked the Centre to remain alert and cautious on "their anti-India
designs."
Alleging that China had deployed missiles in different parts of Nepal
"posing a threat to our security," the RSS chief asked the Centre to
develop missiles with higher range to counter their designs.
He accused China of gradually "liquidating Tibetans to totally occupy
Tibet and use it as a military base against India."
Reffering to the opposition to the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance
(POTO), he said the opposition parties was doing so only with an eye
on assembly polls.
Stating that India would have to fight the menace of terrorism all
alone and could not depend on the United States, Sudershan said "the
US had paid no heed to India's concern on terrorism and even ignored
Pakistan's involvement in it. Today the US has paid the price for it."
( PTI )
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The Minority Situation in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh: One of the most unfortunate human tragedies that have
unfolded since the end of the Second World War is undoubtedly with the
Bangladeshi minorities. Unlike the Tibetans, the Ethiopians, the
Palestinians, the Jews, the Afghans, the Tamils, the Vietnamese, and the
Gypsies, the migration of Bengalis have been quietly, almost unnoticed by
the rest of the world community, but with no less pain, and no less
suffering, with the pogroms being held at different intervals.
Latest cases of the ongoing atrocities perpetrated by right wing Islamic
reactionary forces in Bangladesh, reported by our representatives based
there, are listed below: -
( 1 ) 20th October, 2001: Armed fundamentalist Muslims looted 17 houses
of the Rishi (Hindu tribals) people in Shyamkur village in Manirampur
Subdistrict. Several women were reported to have been raped.
( 2 ) 1st October, 2001: In Borhanuddin Subdistrict of Bhola district
Pakktua Union, Raimdhan Mondol's house, office, and Radhagovinda's temple
murthis (Hindu religious icons in a temple) of the goddess Kali were
ransacked, looted and broken by local Islamic reactionary activists
supported .
( 3 ) 7th October, 2001: The family members of Manindra Kumar Choudhury
were severely beaten up by the Muslim fanatics in Chanua village in Feni
district and their belongings were looted.
( 4 ) 30th October, 2001: A ransom of Rs. 2 lakh (U.S. $ 4,000) has been
demanded after the Muslim fundamentalists abducted Sri Amal Sikdar who lives
in Sreekol village of Magura district's Sripur Subdistrict.
( 5 ) 8th October, 2001: A Hindu (Kali) temple, more than 100 years old
in Sahajadpur Subdistrict, Pofoejia village was totally destroyed by right
wing fundamentalist Muslims. More than 16 hindus including the president and
sectretary of the temple committee were seriously injured.
( 6 ) 7th November, 2001: A businessman, Bani Kumar Saha of Narayanganj,
Kamrangichar was severely beaten up and asked to pay a jijiakar (Tax imposed
on non-Muslims by Muslims) of TK. 1 lakh (U.S.$2,000). His shop was
forcefully locked by the a local Muslim gang.
( 7 ) 13th November, 2001: ''Janani Store'', and shop owned by Sri Sudhir
Chandra was set on fire by the Muslims more than Rs. 25 lakh (U.S. $ 50,000)
worth of goods were gutted in the incident.
( 8 ) 14th November, 2001: In Sirajipur village, Natore district, the
local Hindu temple (Kalimandir) owned by Sri Kanu Sarkar was ransacked by
armed fundamentalist supremacists and ornaments worth Rs. 1 lakh were
stolen.
( 9 ) 15th November, 2001: District Feni, Subdistrict Dagauvuinya,
village Dharmapur Eight Hindu houses were ransacked and looted and a Hindu
(Kali) temple in Dadhmala village was destroyed and a murthi (Hindu
religious icon) of Kali damaged by Muslim fanatics.
( 10 ) 11th November, 2001: District Barishal, Subdistrict Hijla, Port
Kauria-The Muslims demanded a 110 cc motorbike from a homoeopathic doctor,
Ashok Chatterjee. If he is unable to do so he has been insructed to leave
Bangladesh.
( 11 ) 15th November, 2001: In a report made by parliamentarian A. B. M.
Fajle Karim Chandhuri of the Raujan centre in Barisal it appears that 136
Hindu houses have been looted. Fire has been set of 25 Hindu houses. Two
Hindu women were raped in Chikdair and Mohammadpur. More than 25 Hindus have
also been injured.
( 12 ) 11th November, 2001: District Rangamatee, Naniar Char-Sunil Chakma
and Jibanta Chakma were drogged out of a Buddhist Shrine and abducted by the
fundamentalist Muslims.
Recently, a Muslim fundamentalist named Abdul Chobahan has forcefully
occupied an acre of land belonging to the Rakhain minority in Mallapara
village in the Tegachia Mouja, 120 no Khatiau.
( 13 ) 15th November, 2001: Dist Chittagong, Subdistrict Ranjan-Two
businessman of Bhabua Amirhat market, Lavlu Saudagar (22) and Ashok Poddar
(40) were abducted and a ransom of Rs. 5 lakh has been asked for by the
Muslims.
( 14 ) 5th November, 2001: A student of Ramkrishna Ashram residential
school, Amitava Saojal (25) has been brutally stopped by Muslims in Bagerhat
district.
( 15 ) 6th November, 2001: At Jamalpur, Sarishabari, Rollighat a group of
Muslim fundamentalists entered a Kali temple and ransacked if after damaging
4 sacred murthis (Hindu religious icons).
( 16 ) 18th October, 2001: I Chittagang, West Gujra village, Muslims
entered the house of Sadhana Ghosh and set the house on fire.
( 17 ) 6th November, 2001: The Muslim fundamentalists threatened 28 Hindu
families of dire consequences unless they convert to Islam in Mirsarai
Subdistrict of Chittagong district. These people are the dwellers of the
nearby places of the railway station.
( 18 ) 5th November, 2001: The ripe harvert of paddy belonging to Hindu
villagers of Jagadishpur, Shyampur, Belghar and Teghaira of Habiganj
district are being looted by the Muslims.
( 19 ) 16th November, 2001: Piyush Das (17), a student of class VII in
Hajipur village of Nabsingdi district was abducted and brutally murdered by
Muslims.
( 20 ) 15th November, 2001: A temple priest Swapan Kumar (35) was lacked
with sharp weapons by the Muslims in Sabujpara village of Kurigram district.
( 21 ) 10th November, 2001: Sri Nirmal Kanti Das a teacher in Jhautala
High School in Hijla Subdistrict of Barisal district has been asked to pay
Rs. 2 lakh as jijiakar. A Hindu woman has been raped in Bausia village. A
Hindu housewife was severely beaten up after being gang raped by the
Muslims. Unable to bear the in human torture of the Muslim fundamentalists,
Rabindra Nath Das committed suicide by plunging into a nearby pond.
( 22 ) The Muslim fundamentalists are carrying on with their oppression
on the Hindus in several villages of Morelgunj Subdistrict in Bagerhat
district. The Hindus of Ramchandrapur, Badhal, Masni, Bangaon, Jilbunia,
Balbhadrapur, Baulpur, Chingrikhali, Hogla Pasha and Kachuburia are under
constant threat and torture. Women of 15 to 30 years have fled to Pirojpur &
Chitalmari. The women fear to falk of their plight after being raped by the
Muslims. They fear fresh assaults. The Muslims who gave them shelter have
also raped the helpless woman. These barbaric acts have all surpassed the
heinons aimes committed by the Pakistanis in 1971.
( 23 ) 7th November, 2001: A B.n.p. Muslim fundamentalist leader Giyag
Kader (Gika) Chaudhuri in a public meeting in Ranjan, Chittagong said, ''if
is not possible to provide protection to the Hindus in Raujan''. 38 houses
of the Hindus were looted in West Noapara. There are about 80 thousand
Hindus living in Raujan at present. More than 5000 of these hopless Hindus
have fled their villages and are living in the wilderness. Panic and grief
are prevalent everywhere.
( 24 ) 18th October, 2001: In Bhola district, a lecturer of physics of
Tajumaddin college. Pratap Chandra Das was drogged out of the college campus
and severely beaten up boy the Muslim fundamentalists.
( 25 ) 19th October, 2001: District Natore, Thana Bagaripara, village
Panchuria. Christians in this village is living in fear and panic. On this
day Muslims tried to molest the wife of Stephen Marandi. Nilmani filed an
fir with the local police station. Jitendra Nath Saha of West Maghnagar
village was asked to pay a ransom of 4 lakh as jijiakar. He was severely
beaten up by the Muslim miscreants, after reporting the same to the local
police.
( 26 ) In Pirojpur, Toa union a reknowned person Sunil Chandra has been
asked to pay a ransom of Rs. 1 lakh as jijiakar by the Muslims. In color
Doavia village Balaram Mondol (65) and his sons Basudev (30), Sanatan (32)
and Ratan (18) were seriously injured after being beaten by the Muslims
after demanding jijiakar.
( 27 ) 21st October, 2001: Dr. Subhas Das of Astagram village in Akhra
Bazar area in Kishoreganj district was physically assaulted by the Muslim
misoreants.
( 28 ) 10th November, 2001: In the rubber bagan area in Khagrachari
district Muslims fired bulled shots and injured Tapan Chakma (22) Sunil
Chakma (14) and Kalari Chakma (20).
( 29 ) 10th November, 2001: In Seikhsimul village of Manikganj district
Basudev Mondol was severely beaten up by the Muslim fundamentalists.
( 30 ) Of late, in Lakshmipur district, Raipur Comp Hat, Gohiarchair and
Ababil areas the Hindus have been subjected to continuous terror. Prabal
Krishna Majumdar, Aswini Kumar Kirtania (70) were severely beaten by the
Muslims. Jyotish Majhi and Sree Krishna Pal's houses were looted. Dilip Das,
a teacher was asked to leave Bangladesh after his house was ransacked and
looted by Muslims. A temple in no. 11 union of West Latifpur village was
demolished and ??? Chandrakuri was severely beaten. About 7 thousand local
people of Hindu origin have fled seeking safer dwelling places to erade the
assaults and attacks by the fundamentalists.
( 31 ) 7th November, 2001: In Mithanala, Daspara of Chittagong district
Sunil Das Sadhu and Binod Behari Das (70) were drogged out from a temple
complex and brutally murdered with sharp weapons. 3 women were molested and
15 Hindus injured. A fature has back issued that unless these people convert
to Islam, they will have to leave Bangladesh.
( 32 ) In Patuakhali district, Kalapura Subdistrict, Chandpara village,
Bimal Chandra Gharami's paddy was looted, his house was set an fire and his
son abducted by the Muslim fundamentalists.
( 33 ) 3rd November, 2001: In Jessore district, a Kali temple in Andha
village was destroyed and the sacked murthis (Hindu religious icons) broken
to pieces.
( 34 ) 22nd November, 2001: The Hindus in Ghoshpara of Bagha Subdistrict
in Rajshahi District were subjected to looting and arson by a group of armed
Muslim fundamentalists. Minarani Ghosh (27) was sbobbed in the stomach and
Gopal Ghosh seriously beaten up.
( 35 ) 17th November, 2001: In Natore district, Singra Subdistrict,
Chougram village, Haripada Kundu's house was ransacked and looted. The
Muslim miscreants fled with belongings worth Rs. 5 lakhs.
( 36 ) In Chittagong district, Jonarganj village and Gonopabar, a teacher
named Rabindra Kumar Das, Manik Das and Kasum Das were asked to pay TK.
50,000/-, TK. 25,000/- and TK. 50,000/- as jijiakar (Tax levied on
non-Muslims by Muslims) (Note . US $ 1,000 = TK. 50,000) At Sandip, a
reknowned businessman Niru Das was forced to get his property worth 7 lakhs
registered in the name of Najrul Islam of Khandal village without any money
being transferred. A teacher in the locality Gour Gobinda and his daughter
Shilpi (30) with a child were severely beaten by the Muslims.
( 37 ) 26th October, 2001: Sri Binay Bhowmick, Joydev Bhowmick and
Kamalapati Majumdar, the three hindu settlers of Bidirpur village in the
Natore districts Lalpur Thana, had to pay the Jizia tax (tax levied on
non-Muslims by Muslims) to the local Muslim fundamentalists for their own
safety and security.
( 38 ) More than 125 Hindu families settling in Hashempur village of
Natore districts Lalpur Thana, were ordered by the Muslim supremacists to
leave for India immidiately.
( 39 ) A right wing Muslim group ransacked and looted everything of the
forty five Hindu families residing in Krishnarampur village of Natore
district in Lalpur Police Station. Santosh Mondol, a resident was severely
injured and beaten up by the Muslims.
( 40 ) 6th October, 2001: Islamic activists looted all the belongings of
the twenty Hindu homes of Arbab village in Natore district. Wife of Nimai
Sil was beaten up and seriously injured by the fanatics.
( 41 ) 2nd November, 2001: Armed Muslim goons looted and took away fish
worth more than one lakh rupees (U.S. $2,000) from the pond of Sri Sasadhar
Debnath, residing at Bikna area of Jhalkathi city.
( 42 ) 28th October, 2001: Sri Suman Chandra Das, residing at Station
Road, Gouripur Police Station of Maymensingh district was severely injuried
and beaten up by a Muslim gang.
( 43 ) Muslims belonging to a religious group forcefully occupied a
building owned by the widow of Late Sushil Kumar Agarwal. They also set fire
on 28 shops owned by the widowed wife of Sushil Kr. Agarwal.
( 44 ) 4th October, 2001: Muslim terrorists looted the houses of Sunil
Sarkar and Sudhansu Sarkar in Goalia and Hajipur villages of Sonagaji in
Feni district. In Safarpur village Samiran Kumar Bhowmick was abducted and a
fined a few lakhs (Taka 1 lakh = U.S. $2,000) demanded as jijiakar (tax
imposed on non-Muslims by Muslims).
( 45 ) 2nd November, 2001: Rahimabad Kali Mandir, a Hindu temple in
Narsindi district was broken and ransacked by right wing Muslim fanatics and
the sacred murthis (Hindu religious icons) were demolished. They looted
costly valuable religious items from the temple complex.
( 46 ) 3rd November, 2001: In Barishal district town, BNP (Bangladesh's
ruling party which heads a Islmic coalition) cadres physically assaulted
Kiran Chatterjee (22) with a hammer and severely damaged his limbs.
( 47 ) 22th November, 2001: In Habiganj district, Madhavpur Subdistrict
Durga Puja (most celebrated Hindu festival in Bangladesh) was held in 38
places, but without any pomp and gaeity. Last year 54 pujas were held, it is
20 pujas left this time around. At Itkhola and Madhavpur, Jamini and Sukhlal
Debs' houses were stoned in the presence of local police and the Durga
murthis (Hindu religious icons) were grossly damaged and desanctified.
( 48 ) 16th November, 2001: Atrocities against Hindus inhabitants of
Juguida village in Gangni Subdistrict of Meherpur district. The Muslims have
raped women who are even over 40 years old. They have looted their
belongings and asked them to either convert leave Bangladesh for ever.
( 49 ) 15th November, 2001: Fundamentalist Muslims attacked and severely
injured the headmaster Sunil Sikdar of Daihari village high school in
Swarupkathi Subdistrict of Barisal district. The incident which took place
in front of hundreds of students, also left Karun Sikdar and Amal Biswas
injured by the hurling of bombs.
( 50 ) 20th November, 2001: An armed fundamentalist gang have forcefully
taken occupation of the house of Shymal Baran Nag of Patihar village in
Agailjhara village in Barisal district.
( 51 ) 14th November, 2001: Bhaktadas Mondol of Andhar Manik village in
Manikganj municipal area has been demanded jijiakar (tax levied on
non-Muslims by Muslims) worth TK. 50,000 (U.S. 1,000) or else threatened
with murder.
( 52 ) 19th November, 2001: A poet and NGO activist, Henry Swapan's
parents and brothers and sisters were severely beaten up by the Muslim
activists in Kaunia, Barisal. 35 houses of Christian inhabitants living in
this locality were also looted and they were asked to leave the country
immediately.
( 53 ) 14th November, 2001: A youth, Ripon Kumar Dutta was abducted by
fundamentalist Muslims and a ransom of Rs. 4 lakhs demanded. The incident
took place in Beltailo village in Nandail Subdistrict of Mymensingh
district.
( 54 ) * Several places in Barguna district witnessed Durga puja being
celebrated in pandals without any lighting or decoration. The usual charm of
the pujas were absent.
( 55 ) 28th October, 2001: Jijiakar (Tax levied by Muslims on
non-Muslims), amounting to several lakh takas (1lakh Taka = U.S. $2,000) was
demanded from Kamal Chandra Sarkar (30) of Bansai Road, Mirjapur Market in
Mirjapur Subdistrict of Tangail district. On refusing to pay the amount,
Sarkar was badly beaten up and left injured by the local right wing Muslim
gang.
( 56 ) 29th October, 2001: A Muslim mob attacked with bombs the Hindu
inhabitants of Sadar Subdistrict of Barisal district.
( 57 ) 3rd November, 2001: Litton Chandraa Das (32) of Parul para village
in Sadar thana of Munshiganj district was severely injured by being attacked
with sharp weapons by the Muslim fanatics. A fatwa (Decrees imposed usually
by Islamic clergy) has been issued on the Hindus to evacuate the place and
move off to India.
( 58 ) 30th November, 2001: Kali Khisa, a tribal inhabitant of
Khagrachari was abducted by armed Islamic goons.
( 59 ) 11th October, 2001: The local right wing Muslim gang abducted and
brutally murdered Naresh Chandra Das (40) of Ratail village in Ranor
Subdistrict of Rajshahi district.
( 60 ) 12th October, 2001: A Hindu (Kali) temple situated at
Baishnobpara, Satbaria, Bagmara Subdistrict of Rajshahi district was
ransacked and murthis (Hindu religious icons) desecrated by the Muslims.
( 61 ) 7th October, 2001: In Haridevpur village of Rajshahi district
another temple was destroyed by a Muslim supremacist group.
( 62 ) 26th October, 2001: Rajshahi district, Tanor Subdistrict, Jhaluka
village-Kabiraj Dasrath Chandra's house was attacked by Muslim
fundamentalists which left him severely injured.
( 63 ) 25th October, 2001: The fundamentalist Muslims attacked and
destroyed a temple in Krishnapur village of Rajshahi district, ultimately
breaking and destroying the Sitala murthi (Hindu religious icon) in the
temple.
( 64 ) 9th October, 2001: Ranjit Das (30), a Hindu resident of Panchgaon
village, Tangibari Subdistrict, Munshiganj district was shot and injured
with bullets by an Islamic terrorist gang.
( 65 ) 28th October, 2001: Rajnagar, Sayedpur in Sirajdikhan Subdistrict
in Munshiganj district, 25 houses belonging to Hindu fishermen were attacked
and ransacked by Muslim fanatics. In Gajaria Subdistrict of the same
district, other communities of different religious faiths were asked to
leave Bangladesh, in separate fatwas (Decrees imposed by Islamic clergy).
( 66 ) 24th October, 2001: A Hindu (Kali) in Monati village of Netrakona
district Gouripur Subdistrict was destroyed by a local rightwing Muslim
group and four murthis (Hindu religious icons) were desecrated.
( 67 ) 24th October, 2001: 1,000 Hindus gathered in front of the District
Magistrate's office and staged a hunger strike in Thakurgaon district.
Protest meetings were held against the attrocities and oppressions on the
Hindus throughout Bangladesh. Eminent speaker and Bangladesh Communist Party
's President, Prof. Saiyad Merajul Hossain spoke passionately on the issue.
Other prominent leaders also spoke in the meeting.
( 68 ) On 14th October, 2001: Durga murthi (Hindu religious icon) was
destroyed by rightwing Muslim fanatics in the Ramkrishna Sevasram in
Santiniketan. Jijiakar (Islamic tax levied upon non-Muslims) was levied and
fatwas (Decrees imposed by Islamic clergy) issued against Durga pujas (the
most important religious celebration among Bangladesh's Hindus) in several
village of Rangunia Subdistrict and Raujan in Chittagonj district. The
affected villages were Kadamtali, Santiniketan, Shiloc, Pomra, Padua,
Chikdair, Dewanpur, Dabua, Binajuri, Noapara, Gujra, Bagaon and Koepara.
( 69 ) 23rd October, 2001: A Hindu temple (Bishnu) was set on fire and
completely gutted in Sonakhuli village of Sayedpur Subdistrict of Nilfamari
district. Local police refused to take FIR (register the case) of this
nefarious act by the local Muslim outfitts.
( 70 ) *In the recent past, Muslims have issued fatwas (Decrees imposed
usually by Islamic clergy) and imposed Jijiakar (Islamic tax levied upon
non-Muslims) on several Hindus in Rajpur village of Mirsarai Subdistrict of
Chittagang district. Amounts varied between TK. 15,000/- to TK. 50,000/- and
the affected people were Biswajit Bhattacharya, Samar Chandra, Ramesh
Mahajan and Ashok Dhar. Every Hindu family in Makhadia village were
instructed to pay jijiakar. Hindus living in Sonapahar village were unable
to pay the jijiakar and were subsequently beaten up by the Muslim and their
houses were looted. Krishnapada Acharya of Durgapur union was instructed to
leave for India immediately. Lovely Acharya (19), daughter of Sreekant
Acharya have fled the village in apprehension of being abducted.
( 71 ) *The Hindus of Singherkathi village in Choumohoni Subdistrict of
Noakhali district were forced to sell off their property in order to meet
the demands of jijiakar (Islamic tax levied upon non-Muslims) imposed by
local Muslim supremacists.
( 72 ) 29th October, 2001: A 19 year old girl was abducted at gunpoint by
a fanatic Muslim gang and later raped by them in Galoa village of Kaliatkor
Subdistrict in Dhaka district.