Will cut off Northeast region from India : Hasnat Abdullah

Samarth 

Dhaka (Bangladesh) – Hasnat Abdullah, a leader of Bangladesh’s National Citizen Party, has made a sharp and objectionable statement against India. Abdullah, one of the key instigators behind the violent agitation against Sheikh Hasina, has openly threatened to break up India. Speaking at an all-party meeting held at the Shaheed Minar, he said that if any attempt is made to destabilise Bangladesh, the response will be to separate India’s ‘Seven Sisters’ (the seven States of Northeast India).

Party Convenor Nahid Islam said that India would not be allowed to establish dominance in Bangladesh. He issued a threat saying that ‘Delhi’s throne will be burnt in this country’. Addressing the gathering, Hasnat Abdullah made the following allegations.

1. Certain elements are conspiring to create instability in Bangladesh and disrupt the electoral process by providing shelter and assistance from across the border.

2. Those involved in the attack on Usman Hadi are receiving support from India.

3. If forces that do not respect Bangladesh’s sovereignty, capability, etc., and human rights are given shelter, Bangladesh will retaliate. Destabilising Bangla-desh will have serious consequences for the entire region.

4. If Bangladesh becomes unstable, the flames of the movement will spread across the border.

A fringe leader from a country that came into existence because of India is making such ridiculous statements. This situation warrants that India should take direct action, teach Bangladesh a lesson, and integrate it with India.

It must be remembered that on 16^th December 1971, Pakistan surrendered to India, leading to the creation of Bangladesh. At that very time, India could have chosen to integrate Bangladesh instead of creating a separate Nation – but it did not. Nahid Islam should remember this.

Editorial Perspectives

• A fringe leader from a country that came into existence because of India is making such ridiculous statements. This situation warrants that India should take direct action, teach Bangladesh a lesson, and integrate it with India.
• It must be remembered that on 16^th December 1971, Pakistan surrendered to India, leading to the creation of Bangladesh. At that very time, India could have chosen to integrate Bangladesh instead of creating a separate Nation – but it did not. Nahid Islam should remember this.