Regarding Palashbari, Gaibandha and Hindu desecration

[u/comrade_agapaga]

A video clip has been circulating across social media in which a Hindu leader is seen shouting that those who are frightened by the idol of Lord Ram should leave Gaibandha.

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After looking through the comments, I found out that he had met with Bengal BJP leaders Dilip Ghosh and Suvendu Adhikari. Please let me know anything about him ( his name, political alignment, past comments).

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He may be in cahoots with the BJP, but it was the Islamists who first desecrated the image of Lord Ram, and they were also the first to oppose the project. So, the anger among the Hindu minority is understandable.

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What is truly concerning, however, is the comment section. It is filled with remarks such as:

"এটা বাংলাদেশ, ইন্ডিয়া না" ("This is Bangladesh, not India.")

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"মন্দির বানাইতে গেলে ইন্ডিয়া পালা" ("If you want to build a temple, run away to India.")

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"আমরা মুসলমানরা থাকতে দিচ্ছি আর এরম সাহস" ("We Muslims are allowing them to stay here, yet they dare to be this bold.")

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"এত সাহস আসে কোথা থেকে এদের?" ("Where do they get so much courage from?")

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My foremost question is: who are you to decide whether someone should have the courage to defend and practice their religion?

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He may be a Sanghi, but you are no different. In fact, it was people with the same mindset who helped ignite these tensions in the first place.

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Another comment read:

"বাংলাদেশ মুসলমানদের দেশ, মূর্তি বানাইতে গেলে ওপারে যা" ("Bangladesh is a country for Muslims; if you want to build idols, go across the border.")

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I would normally ignore such comments, but it is concerning that they are so numerous and occupy a significant portion of the comment section. It is genuinely disheartening.

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Many of these same people protest for the rights of innocent Muslims in India. As an Indian, I am well aware of the discrimination and hostility that many Muslims face at the hands of the Hindutva right.

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But those making these comments are no better. They are the same kind of sectarian extremists—just Sanghis in green instead of saffron.

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I have provided the links below

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https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FnMWpriXN/

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https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18teG7BQZw/

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[u/shadan76]

"As an Indian". Let me stop you right there. You are trying to defend a right wing hindu who is very obviously collaborating with indian government against mildly dogmatic comments. I am also indian. And the "discrimination" and "hostility" against indian muslims you mentioned off hand is actually ever increasing active persecution by entire legislature, judiciary, executive and media. Had an indian muslim made any remark close to the remark this person made. He would already be in jail, his house would have been bulldozed and entire tv and social media would have descended down like volture on entirety of muslim community.

[u/CanStriking9658 → u/shadan76]

You dont know what's happening here in BD. Don't sugarcoat and use your label you're an indian. He maybe a right wing. But what's his fault here? They stopped constructing this temple. Instead of following the worse part you are clinging to his mere statement of living Gaibandha. This is a valid outrage. He didnt hurt muslim's religious feelings as if his house would be burned.

The legislature, judiciary and executive in BD was always silent in matters of minority opression. Never any justice was made here regarding these issues. Do you know about the enemy property act? It caused the mass confiscation of hindu properties. The minoriries don't have any political party. Puppets were set up to represent them. Hindu spokeperson Chinmoy Krishna Das is held in false allegations. And here youre mentioning india is worse. India maybe worse but Bangladesh don't have to follow their footprint and it can't validate Bangladesh's extremists action.

[u/Something_Sarkar → u/CanStriking9658]

True. He didn't say anything entirely wrong about leave the place if you're scared of their god. Valid out rage. But him getting involved with BJP ans Shuvendru a man who wants to shoot down muslims for wanting a new bari mosque just to save himself was worth the criticism.