The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has led protests in India against the attacks on the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh, said that it was planning to hold a day-long global protest on October 23 to further raise its voice against the violence targeting Hindus in the neighbouring country.
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“Protests are going on in many parts of the world. Now, we are planning to hold a day-long protest and prayer meetings on October 23 for the victims in Bangladesh,” Radharamn Das, vice president, ISKCON, Kolkata said.
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“The protest and prayers will take place at all our centres across the world, in almost 150 countries.” added Das.
Earlier, a mob allegedly attacked the ISKCON temple in Bangladesh’s Noakhali district, killing a temple member, as per the community. The official Twitter handle of the Bangladesh ISKCON community said, “We are saddened to share the news of Parth Das, a member of ISKCON, who was brutally murdered by a mob of more than 200 people yesterday. His body was found in a pond next to the temple. We urge the government to take immediate action.”
It’s a condemnable act by faar right Islamic goons in Bangladesh and it’s happening all over the world