Row over Prophet remarks is India’s inside challenge, says Bangladesh minister

The controversy triggered by remarks made by two former BJP functionaries towards Prophet Mohammad is India’s “internal issue” and it’s not an attention-grabbing matter in Bangladesh not like in another Muslim nations, a senior Bangladeshi minister has mentioned, as he dismissed criticism that the nation’s authorities is “compromising” on the difficulty.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud additionally “congratulated” the Indian authorities for taking authorized motion over the difficulty and mentioned that any assertion towards the Prophet ought to be condemned.

Talking to a bunch of visiting Indian journalists right here, he famous that an FIR has been registered in India on this challenge and hoped that additional motion would even be taken.

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To a query in regards to the fundamentalists accusing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led authorities of compromising on the difficulty, he mentioned, “the Bangladesh government is not compromising over the remarks against the Prophet and it will never do that. I myself have condemned it…I have condemned the issue in a public meeting.”

In the context of the Bangladesh authorities not formally condemning the difficulty, Mahmud referred to as it an exterior matter for his nation.

“It is not an internal matter (of Bangladesh), but an external issue. This is India’s internal issue. Whenever something like this happens in the world, some Islamic parties protest here too and it usually happens,” he mentioned.

Here in Bangladesh, it’s not a lot an attention-grabbing challenge as it’s for Arab nations, Pakistan and Malaysia, he mentioned.

“‘If anything is said against Prophet Mohammad anywhere, it should be condemned. We congratulate the Indian government for taking legal action against those who commented on the Prophet,” Mahmud mentioned.

The BJP suspended its nationwide spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled its Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal after their controversial remarks towards the Prophet, because it sought to defuse a row over the difficulty.

Amid protests by Muslim teams over the remarks, the occasion additionally issued a press release aimed toward assuaging the considerations of minorities and distancing itself from these members, asserting that it respects all religions and strongly denounces the insult of any non secular character.

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Over a dozen Muslim nations have condemned the controversial remarks.

Delhi Police has registered an FIR towards Sharma, Jindal and a few others in reference to the remarks on the Prophet.

Mahmud mentioned there are some “fanatic” teams in Bangladesh who, regardless of being only a few in numbers and never getting any form of help, make noises vigorously.

He mentioned that generally the statements made by these teams handle to seize media consideration in India.

“The same thing happens here in Bangladesh as well,” the minister mentioned, including that generally statements made by leaders in India towards Bangladesh and its individuals as a consequence of home politics get headlines right here.

“We have very shut relations with India and we perceive that due to inside politics leaders say a variety of issues. We don’t anticipate any clarification relating to such speeches,” Mahmud said in response to a question on Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s comments. In one of his speeches, he referred to Bangladeshi migrants as “termites.”

The minister mentioned that the Indian authorities had supplied 110 ambulances to Dhaka through the time of the coronavirus pandemic and it’s an instance of how deep is the connection between the 2 neighbouring nations.