Kejriwal got angry over Chinmay Krishna Das' arrest in Bangladesh and made this demand from the central government.
After the coup in Bangladesh, the condition of the Hindu community is getting worse day by day. Here, Chinmay Krishna Das, one of the prominent leaders of ISKCON, was arrested in Dhaka yesterday. Since then, Shastri's arrest has been condemned. Aam Aadmi Party's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has expressed displeasure and called this incident unjust.
Arvind Kejriwal expressed his displeasure on social media platform X and wrote that the whole country stands in solidarity with Sant Chinmay Krishna Das Ji who was unjustly arrested in Bangladesh. I appeal to the central government to intervene in this matter and release Chinmaydas Ji as soon as possible.
बांग्लादेश में अन्यायपूर्ण तरीके से गिरफ्तार किए गए संत चिन्मय कृष्ण दास जी के साथ पूरा देश एकजुटता के साथ खड़ा है।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 27, 2024
केंद्र सरकार से अपील करता हूँ कि इस मामले में हस्तक्षेप करके चिन्मयदास जी को जल्द से जल्द मुक्त कराएँ। https://t.co/DIBcRPvGSH
Indian government expressed displeasure.
The Indian government's foreign ministry also expressed its displeasure over this. The foreign ministry said in a statement that those who attack Hindus are roaming around fearlessly, while Hindu leaders who demand the right to security for Hindus are being put in jail. Expressing displeasure over the statement of the foreign ministry, the Bangladesh foreign ministry said that this is their internal matter.
ISKCON issued its statement
ISKCON said that Chinmay Krishna Das and the people of Sanatan Dharma have the right to justice as citizens of Bangladesh. Any discrimination against us will not be tolerated. Let us tell you that during this time ISKCON Bangladesh has made three demands from the Bangladesh government, on the arrest of Chinmay Krishna Das, ISKCON tweeted- "We have received disturbing news that Chinmay Krishna Das, one of the prominent leaders of ISKCON Bangladesh, has been detained by the Dhaka Police. ISKCON has nothing to do with terrorism anywhere in the world. Making baseless allegations in this regard is insulting.
ISKCON said that we appeal to the government to create such an environment in which people of all sections live together in peace. ISKCON said that Chinmay Krishna Das Prabhu has been very vocal about the rights of minorities in Bangladesh and the government should also ensure the protection of the rights of citizens. ISKCON has placed some demands before the government, including action against the culprits of the attack on the people of Sanatan Dharma, protection of the rights of Chinmay Krishna Das and other Sanatanis, and immediate steps to establish peace and harmony in the country.
What are the allegations against Chinmay Das?
Dhaka Police has said that Chinmay Das has been arrested on the basis of a complaint filed against him. Das is accused of insulting the national flag of Bangladesh. These allegations have been made against Chinmay Das by former BNP leader Feroz Khan. Khan had alleged that a rally of the Hindu community was held in Chittagong on 25 October.
It was here that Chinmay Das and 18 other people disrespected the national flag of Bangladesh. However, the interesting thing is that Firoz Khan, who was then a leader of BNP, was expelled from BNP a few days after making the allegations on charges of anti-party activities. Meanwhile, the police started investigating this case and have arrested two people.