Extremely Worrying: Priyanka On Arrest Of ISKCON Priest In Bangladesh – Read

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday expressed concern over the arrest of ISKCON Bangladesh priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari and violence against minority Hindus in Bangladesh and urged the Central Government to intervene and raise the issue of ensuring the safety of minorities before the Bangladesh Government.

In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi said, “The news of the arrest of the priest of ISKCON Temple in Bangladesh and the continuing violence against minority Hindus are extremely worrying.” “I appeal to the Central Government to intervene in this matter and strongly raise the issue of ensuring the safety of minorities before the Bangladesh Government,” she added in the post.

Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested on Monday and presented before a Chittagong court on Tuesday, where his bail plea was rejected, and he was remanded to custody. According to the Dhaka Tribune, Chinmoy Krishna Das appeared before Judge Kazi Shariful Islam of the Chittagong Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court at 11 am on Tuesday. Despite a bail petition filed by his lawyers, it was denied, and he was sent to jail

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