ISKCON organises world protests towards assault on Hindus in Bangladesh

Devotees of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Saturday hit the street internationally to protest the latest killing of Hindus, destruction of temples and personal properties of Hindus in Bangladesh by Islamic fundamentalists. Scores of Hindus, many not affiliated with ISKCON, participated within the protests.
ISKCON referred to as it a Global Kirtan Protest organized at 740 ISKCON temples throughout 170 international locations, and ran a social media marketing campaign with the hashtag #Globalkirtanprotest. This is the primary such spontaneous world protest towards Islamic fundamentalists in latest time which was joined by Hindus who aren’t even members of this sect.
“Join us tomorrow from Washington DC to New Delhi, Perth to London, Durban to Toronto as we gather in a peaceful Kirtan protest in solidarity with the ISKCON members, other Hindus & minorities in #Bangladesh,” ISKCON had issued an attraction.
Appeal by ISKCON
Even after Twitter suspended ISKCON’s Bangladesh account for speaking about assaults on minority Hindus by radical Islamists, it couldn’t cease the cries of the devotees of Krishna from getting world discover utilizing the platform.
Reports pouring from totally different components of India say that numerous devotees joined the peaceable protests. Holding placards that mentioned ‘Protect our temples in Bangladesh’ and ‘Stop violence against Hindus’, they had been chanting bhajans.
In Pune, numerous devotees gathered on the ISKCON temple at Pune Camp space Saturday morning and joined the protest march.
“Temple was demolished and Hindus were killed in Bangladesh. Women were also attacked. There is a forceful conversion of Hindus in Bangladesh. We have demanded the United Nations and the Indian government to take steps to protect Hindu minorities in Bangladesh,” mentioned Shwetdeep Das, vp of ISKCON instructed the media in Pune.
Delhi witnessed an analogous protest with the identical signature tune ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’ to attract the eye of the worldwide neighborhood.
WATCH: Devotees of Isckon take to streets within the Delhi in protest towards assaults on Hindus in Bangladesh. They demand strict motion towards those that indulged in violence towards Hindus and r urging the centre to have a dialogue with Ban govt to make sure security of Hindus there. pic.twitter.com/1AN6Mu9rFN— Prashant Kumar (@scribe_prashant) October 23, 2021
At Habibpur in Mamata Banerjee dominated Bengal, the kirtan protest was getting even louder with every passing second.
Video from Habibpur, India#globalkirtanprotest#iskconforbangladesh#Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/0ep5gJDE6a— ISKCON (@iskcon) October 23, 2021
In Australia, Britain, USA, Mauritius and plenty of different international locations, Hindus flocked below the banner of ISKCON for protest towards the persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh.
A view of protest in Mauritius Even within the B cities like Ranchi of Jharkhand, enormous gatherings had been seen within the protests. “God made a beautiful world but some demons are destroying the world and its beauty. They don’t want others to live. May God gives us the power to fight,” Dr. Padma Charan Behra, spokesperson of the Jharkhand chapter of ISKCON mentioned.
Sabita Mishra of Ranchi who participated within the kirtan protest mentioned that amongst sects of Hinduism she at all times admired ISKCON folks for his or her self-discipline, spiritualism and devotion to God. “I know what is happening in Bangladesh. ISKCON’s are gentle people and if they have hit the road then this is the time to raise voice,” she mentioned.  
Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh  
Hindu minority in Bangladesh witnessed a sequence of assaults from October 12 and October 17. Under a conspiracy, radical Islamists had entered the Nanuar Dighir Par Durga Pandal in Cumilla district in the course of the Durga Puja. They positioned a replica of the Quran on the ft of the idol of Bhagwan Hanuman within the night time, which triggered nationwide assaults on Hindus and Hindu temples. On the pretext of disrespect of the Quran, they began attacking temples and Hindus. A frenzied mob of radical Islamists attacked the ISKCON temple within the Noakhali district within the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh and killed a monk Pranta Chandra Das.
Gobinda Chandra Pramanik, the secretary-general of the Bangladesh National Hindu Mahajote, reportedly mentioned that at the least 17 Hindu temples had been attacked and that idols had been vandalized. He additionally mentioned that greater than 100 folks had been wounded. The variety of deaths is reported to be between 4 and 7.