Bangladesh National Citizen Party leader Nahid Islam reacted to West Bengal assembly election outcomes by alleging that minority voting rights were “snatched” and that communal propaganda is spreading. He warned Bangladesh cannot view minority targeting across the border in isolation, arguing that suppression of voting rights and attacks on communities may directly affect Bangladesh’s own sovereignty and stability.
Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Aga Ruhullah says the National Conference has stopped pushing for Article 370 restoration and statehood, a shift he rejects. He also accuses the BJP’s delimitation bill of gerrymandering in the name of women’s reservation, warning it could disenfranchise minorities. Ruhullah frames it as a betrayal of the mandate and a diversion from constitutional guarantees.
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A Hindu temple caretaker, Nayan Sadhu, was found hanged from a tree in Cox’s Bazar after going missing. Rights groups and minority community members are demanding accountability, warning that religious intolerance is rising in Bangladesh. The death comes about a month after a spiritual leader was beaten to death, intensifying calls for justice and stronger protection for minorities.
At the Congress Working Committee meeting, Mallikarjun Kharge raised allegations of “voter deletion” tied to the SIR revision of electoral rolls in nine states and three UTs. He said SIR is part of a wider “conspiracy” to restrict democratic rights. Kharge also condemned violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh and recent Christmas-time vandalism in India.
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