The United Nations should intervene against the atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh

Demand by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha

New Delhi – The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha(ABPS) has passed a resolution against the persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh and has called forglobal solidarity with the Hindu Community in Bangladesh. Through this resolution, the RSS has demanded that the United Nations intervene.

The resolution passed by the ABPS highlights the following points,

1. The RSS expresses deep concern over the escalating violence, oppression, and targeted persecution faced by Hindus and other minority communities in Bangladesh at the hands of radical Islamist elements. The Hindu population in Bangladesh, which was 22% in 1951, has now dwindled to just 7%.

2. During the recent political upheaval in Bangladesh, there have been attacks on Maths, temples, Durga Puja Pandals, and educational institutions. Incidents of idol desecration, murders, looting of property, abduction and harassment of women, rape, and forced religious conversions are frequently reported. Dismissing these incidents as merely “political” and ignoring their religious nature is a distortion of the truth, as most of the victims belong to Hindu and other minority communities.

3. Certain international forces are deliberately creating instability in the neighbouring regions of India by pitting one country against another, fostering distrust and conflict.

4. International organisations such as the United Nations and the global community should take serious note of these inhumane acts and pressurise the Bangladesh Government to take concrete steps to stop violence against Hindus and other minorities.

Editorial Perspectives

• Not just in Bangladesh, but anywhere in the world where Hindus face persecution, India and Hindu organisations in India must raise their voices to stop it. It is essential to build a reputation that compels the world to take such protests seriously. This can only be achieved when Hindus recognise that it is their collective responsibility to stand against such oppression.

• If we look at the history of the United Nations, it appears to be nothing more than a scarecrow. It has failed to solve any major global issue or protect any community. Hindus are well aware that despite 78 years of persecution in Pakistan and Bangladesh, as well as in Kashmir, the UN has done nothing to help.