BJP Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal, Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, on Sunday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting that select border districts of West Bengal be declared 'disturbed areas' under AFSPA due to alleged repeated communal attacks on Hindus.
The Lawyer for Justice forum on Friday wrote a letter to National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) chairperson V Ramasubramanian regarding recent attack on Hindus and Hindu temple in West Bengal and urged him to take immediate action.
The BJP leader specifically referred to an incident in Uttar Dinajpur district, where a group of miscreants allegedly "attacked and looted Hindus without provocation."
The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has announced plans to launch a campaign called "Bangladeshi Goods, Quit India" in response to the atrocities faced by Hindus in Bangladesh, according to a press release issued by the CTI.
A delegation of Ulemas (clerics) and residents of Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah and Basti area met Delhi Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena on Saturday and expressed concerns over the attacks on Hindus and other minority communities in Bangladesh.
The Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Suvendu Adhikari, along with Hindu saints, organised a protest in Kolkata against attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, the largest minority group in Bangladesh, on Thursday has condemned attacks on Hindus in eastern Sunamgonj district, the group said in a statement.
Labour Party MP Barry Gardiner on Monday requested for an urgent session in the UK Parliament to discuss the situation in Bangladesh and recent attacks on members of Hindu community.
Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Sunday condemned the attacks on Hindus and places of worship in Bangladesh and said that the situation is "much worse" in India.
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has taken a strong stance against jihadist attacks on Hindus by releasing a comprehensive list of hundreds of incidents, highlighting the growing concern over Hindu safety and security in India.