West Bengal, December 2, 2024 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau) – West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged the central government to seek the deployment of a peacekeeping mission by the Union Nations in Bangladesh to tackle the ongoing situation there.
Banerjee also sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention in bringing back the persecuted Indians from foreign soil.
The Bengal CM further demanded that the Union minister of external affairs should inform the Parliament about India’s stance on the current situation in the neighbouring country.
“The statement from the EAM should come during the ongoing winter session, if PM Modi is unavailable to do the job himself,” she said.
Situation in Bangladesh has been tense over the alleged atrocities on Hindus and other minorities and the arrest of Hindu priests there.
Speaking in the assembly, Banerjee said that commenting on the bilateral issues between the two countries was not under her power as Bengal is only a part of the nation.
However, she said, “In the wake of the recent developments and the experience narrated by many people here having relatives and base in Bangladesh, the arrests of people coming over to our side and my conversations with the ISKCON representatives here, has forced me to make this statement on the floor of this House.”
The Bengal CM, however, urged external affairs minister S Jaishankar to take up the issue with the Dhaka authorities, and, if necessary with the United Nations.
Summary: Mamata Banerjee has urged for a UN peacekeeping mission in Bangladesh and requested Prime Minister Modi’s intervention to address the situation.
