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"Every minority should be protected," ISF leader condemns arrest of ISKCON
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Indian Secular Front (ISF) leader and West Bengal MLA Nawsad Siddique condemned the recent arrest of an ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) priest, Chinmoy Krishna Das and the recent petition to ban the organization in Bangladesh.
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Conspiracies to break Hindus: Acharya Satyendra Das condemns petition to b
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Acharya Satyendra Das on Wednesday condemned the petition seeking to ban the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh saying that such conspiracies were being orchestrated to break the Hindu community there.
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ISKCON priest arrest: Singer Mary Millben urges world leaders to address a
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was arrested on charges of sedition for allegedly raising a flag on a stand displaying Bangladesh's national flag. He was presented before a Chittagong court on Tuesday. The court denied his bail plea and sent him to custody.
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"Extremely worrying": Priyanka Gandhi on arrest of ISKCON priest in Bangla
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday expressed concern over the arrest of ISKCON Bangladesh priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari and violence against minority Hindus in Bangladesh and urged the central government to intervene and raise the issue of ensuring the safety of minorit
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Group of 68 retired judges, bureaucrats urge PM Modi to intervene in arres
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A group of 68 retired judges, bureaucrats and a sitting MP on Wednesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the matter of rising violence and discrimination against Hindus in Bangladesh and the arrest of ISKCON Bangladesh priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari.
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Row erupts after petition demands ban on ISKCON in Bangladesh calling it "
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The legal notice accuses the group of being a "radical organisation" that engages in activities threatening national security and provoke communal unrest.
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"Religious radicalism, jihad becoming challenge": VHP's Alok Kumar on ISKC
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
International president of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and senior advocate Alok Kumar on Wednesday said that religious fundamentalism and jihad are becoming such a challenge that the whole world will have to fight it not only at the level of law and order but also at the level of ideolog
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"Bangladesh govt working under pressure of radicals": Giriraj Singh slams
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday condemned the arrest and denial of bail to ISKCON Bangladesh priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari and sought the United Nations' intervention over the incident.
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"ISKCON a peaceful organisation...": Bangladesh Hindu leader slams petitio
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
General Secretary of Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance, Mrityunjay Kumar Roy, has spoken out against demands to ban the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh.
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West Bengal: BJP stages protest march to Bangladesh Deputy High Commission
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
BJP leaders and party workers including West Bengal Assembly LoP Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday held a protest march to the Bangladesh High Commission in Kolkata against the arrest of ISKCON Bangladesh priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari by Dhaka police.
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Leaders in India condemn Chinmoy Das' arrest in Bangladesh, demand his rel
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Amid chaos over the arrest of the former priest ISKCON Bangladesh Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari on sedition charges, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday morning expressed solidarity with the Hindu monk, labelling his arrest as "unjust." He appealed to the central g
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ISKCON Bangladesh denounces arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, Calls for peace
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
ISKCON Bangladesh has issued a statement denouncing the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das and called upon the government authorities to promote peaceful coexistence. ISKCON Bangladesh also issued a list of demands to the government for subsequent violence and attacks against Sanatanis in vari
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