AGARTALA: Several civil right bodies and Hindu organisations have been protesting since Tuesday in front of Assistant High Commission office in Agarta.

Tripura BJP leaders, including Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha, former Chief Minister and MP Biplab Kumar Deb, and BJP Tripura President Rajib Bhattacharya, have sharply criticized and condemned the ongoing atrocities against Hindu minorities and Hindu leaders in Bangladesh.

The arrest of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Das in Bangladesh has sparked widespread outrage, with many calling for his immediate release. Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was arrested on charges of sedition for allegedly raising a flag on a stand displaying Bangladesh's national flag.

Amid escalating violence against Hindus and the arrest of priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, a petition has been submitted to the Bangladesh High Court seeking a ban on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).

Union minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said the attack on Hindus in Bangladesh reflects that the interim government of that country is in the "clutches of fundamentalists" and sought the intervention of the United Nations in the matter.

The arrest of ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh has brought the spotlight on the plight of Hindus amid escalating communal tensions post the August 5 coup. Das, accused of sedition, was leading protests against atrocities on minorities.