'Smiling meeting between PM Modi, Yunus failed': Congress reacts to brutal murder of Hindu leader in Bangladesh

NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday strongly condemned the murder of Hindu leader Bhavesh Chandra Roy in Bangladesh, questioning the impact of the "smiling meeting between PM Modi and chief adviser Mohammad Yunus" which took place earlier this year.
"The brutal murder of a prominent Hindu community leader, Shri Bhavesh Chandra Roy, is proof that the smiling meeting between @narendramodi ji and Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser has failed," leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said in a post on X.
"According to the response given by the Indian government in Parliament, in the preceding two months alone, there were 76 attacks on Hindus, in which 23 Hindus were killed. Attacks on other religious minorities are also ongoing," he added.
Roy was the vice-president of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad's Biral unit and a prominent member of the Hindu community in Dinajpur’s Biral upazila.
The abduction and killing of the 58-year-old has ignited renewed outrage among human rights organizations and diaspora communities, who have long voiced concerns about the safety and treatment of religious minorities in Bangladesh.
"The atrocities on religious minorities in Bangladesh, the violation of human rights, and the attempts to erase the memories of the 1971 Liberation War are efforts to weaken the ties between India and Bangladesh.From 1971 to the present day, India has always desired peace and prosperity for all the people of Bangladesh, as this is in the best interest of the subcontinent," Kharge said.
He also questioned Yunus's recent remarks on northeastern states, calling it "utterly deplorable and disappointing".

Meanwhile, the incident has also received an official condemnation with the ministry of external affairs saying: “We have noted with distress the abduction and brutal killing of Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a Hindu minority leader in Bangladesh. This killing follows a pattern of systematic persecution of Hindu minorities under the interim government even as the perpetrators of previous such events roam with impunity. We condemn this incident and once again remind the interim government to live up to its responsibility of protecting all minorities, including Hindus, without inventing excuses or making distinctions.”
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