Bengali refugees support Shahbag movement of Bangladesh to their initiative

New Delhi. Leader of Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanway Samiti (NBBUSS) Dr Subodh Biswas has questiond, "If there could be debate on issues of Pakistani minorities in Indian Parliament, why not on Bangladeshi minorities? "

Every Indian fought for the freedom of undivided India as a result, modern Indian enjoys the freedom while division of the country deprived it from the Pakistani minorities. The India sympathizes about such communities of Pakistan minorities which we welcome. But we don't find similar sympathy about the minorities of Bangladesh, who have fought for freedom of India as well as Bangladesh, and lost their ancestors twice. Why the Government of India is silent on them? asked Dr Subodh Biswas, national president of Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanvay Samiti (NiBBUSS), an umbrella organization of about Four crores of Bengali refugees in India. Dr Biswas was addressing the gathering of Bengali refugees from 14 states at Jantar-Mantar on 17th March 2013.

He added, the then Prime Minister of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi, played an important role in freedom fight of Bangladesh to establish democracy & secularism to ensure safety & security to the minorities like Hindu, Buddhists, Christians, etc. The dream of Smt Gandhi did not realize due to assassination of Sri Sheikh Mujibur Rahaman; why not her successors took it up till date? Why the other party, which claims to be based on Hinduism, is silent on this burning issue of minorities of Bangladesh?

Dr Biswas said, we are proud of those who are fighting against the fanaticism in Bangladesh to realize thedream of Smt Gandhi & Sri Sheikh Mujibur through the Shahabag-centric movement in Bangladesh. We support them wholeheartedly and condole for the peace of their souls in heaven, who have lost their lives in this fight against fundamentalism.

Prasen Raptan, the Central Executive Secretary of NiBBUSS asked, "If Karuna Nidhi can resign from government for the cause of foreigners (Srilankan tamilians), how can India remain silent on the burning issues of Bangladeshi minorities? We have deep relation with these Bangladeshi minorities as they are original son of the soil of India. It is for our interests and benefits we have made them foreigners by drawing a partition line between Bangladesh & India. Is it not our moral responsibility to stand beside them at this time of crisis? Does India feel so? If not, may I ask why? Why are our leaders silent?"

Benimadhab Roy, secretary of Assam state committee shared that there was a big Candle March of thousands of Hindu Bengalis in Guwahati on 31March 2013 in support of Shahabag movement. He prayed the Government of India to intervene immediately and if not, he warned, there would be nation-wide movement across the country.

The advocate of Delhi High Court R.R. Bag said that caste, creed, race and religion are the contribution of the man-made society to us and not by birth; therefore we will not tolerate anymore torture and attacks in the name of religion.

Every human being loves mother and motherland and those who love their mother and motherland are still residing in Bangladesh despite serial attacks on them by the Jehadi fundamentalists in Bangladesh. Is it sin on their part to love their mother and motherlands? asked Sandip Biswas of Delhi addressing the gathering in Jantar-Mantar.

President of Uttar Pradesh state committee, R N Das wished that the Prime Minister of India must intervene at this crucial context as did Smt. Indira Gandhi to fulfill her responsibility as a good neighbor of Bangladesh.

Advocate of Supreme Court of India Ambika Roy appealed that it is the time for India to initiate necessary and appropriate for the sons of this soil who are still residing in other part of the border.

Hundreds of representatives from Assam, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi, Bihar, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra, Orissa, Uttara Khand, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, etc.

In a release NBBUSS told that the persons who have worked hard to make this protest a grand success are Sri Sushil Mallik, Sri Tapas Roy, Sri Gautam Majumdar, Sri Binoy Biswas, Jeewan Paul, Atul Malakar, Pradyut Malakar, Uttam Mallik and others.