Crisis on Gurudwaras and temples in Bangladesh.
Amid the ongoing protests and violence in Bangladesh, attacks on Hindus and minorities have intensified. Rioters have attacked and damaged dozens of temples. In such a situation, in view of the possibility of a major threat, Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Ravneet Singh Bittu has written a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to take steps to protect gurudwaras and temples in Bangladesh. Bittu has asked the External Affairs Minister to raise this issue with Bangladesh.
Ravneet Bittu on Tuesday expressed concern over attacks on religious places in Bangladesh and demanded security of Sikh religious places located in Dhaka and Hindu temples in the country. Writing an official letter to the External Affairs Minister, he urged External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar to raise the issue of security of two historic Sikh religious places Gurdwara Nanak Shahi and Gurdwara Sangat Tola located in Dhaka with the army officials in Bangladesh.
Bittu said that Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib had visited Dhaka and these gurdwaras were built in their memory. Bittu said that the population of Sikhs in Bangladesh is very less and some anti-India elements are creating disturbance at religious places. He said that the Sikh community is worried about the security of Sikh religious places. He assured the Sikh community in Bangladesh and India that the Indian government will take steps to protect Sikh pilgrimage places.
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