Former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla expressed concerns over the ongoing violent protests in Bangladesh against the quota system in government jobs, and said there is a reasonable amount of "unrest and instability."
Amid protests against job quotas in Bangladesh, 204 Indian students and many other students from Nepal and Bhutan were successfully rescued and brought back to India through Meghalaya, officials said on Friday.
The protests have caused significant traffic congestion, affecting daily life and business activities in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The standoff continues as Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan remains firm on its demands.
The Ministry of External Affairs said it has issued an advisory for the Indian nationals and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is himself monitoring the situation.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday directed the Indian nationals in Bangladesh to follow the advisory issued by the High Commission of India in Dhaka, which says they must avoid local travels amid violent quota protests.
"Congress has looted money from SC-ST and used that money for the elections in Karnataka and Telangana. We are protesting against that... The CM should resign...," BJP leader CT Ravi said speaking to ANI on Friday.
Amidst the ongoing protests in Bangladesh, People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to intervene and ensure the safety of thousands of Kashmiri students in Bangladesh.
Amidst the ongoing protests in Bangladesh, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Thursday that the Meghalaya government is working closely with the Bangladesh High Commission & Indian High Commission to ensure the safety of students.
The party said that the protest is against the electricity bill hike, the "non-availability" of essential items in the public distribution system in the state and also against the Karnataka government's refusal to comply with the Cauvery water management authority's direction.
The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) held a state-wide protest in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday against the "anti-worker" policies of the BJP-led government at the Centre.
The advisory comes in response to recent violent clashes between students and police in Dhaka, following the Bangladeshi government's decision to close all public and private universities.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday held a protest against the Karnataka Congress government over the alleged Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki Corporation Board scam and the MUDA's alleged scam in Freedom Park.