Bangladesh Asks India To Increase Security For Its Guwahati Officials

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Bangladesh Asks India To Increase Security For Its Guwahati Officials

Two protesters were killed and many others injured in police firing in Assam's Guwahati amid a raging agitation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on Thursday evening.
All India Press Trust of India
Updated : December 13, 2019 03:00 IST

Thousands of protesters descended on Guwahati streets in defiance of a curfew.

Dhaka:
Bangladesh on Thursday asked India to enhance security for its Guwahati mission after a mob defaced two signposts near the chancery, as protests against the citizenship bill rocked Assam, plunging the state into total chaos.

Two people were killed on Thursday in police firing in Assam to quell protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill with thousands descending on streets defying curfew as Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed his government was committed to safeguarding their rights.

The Foreign Ministry in Bangladesh said in a statement that Indian high commissioner Riva Ganguly Das met acting foreign secretary Kamrul Ahsan at his office this evening.

Mr Ahsan "protested about the attack on the convoy of the (Bangladesh) assistant high commissioner and vandalisation of the signposts (of Bangladesh Chancery in Guwahati)".

"He requested for protection of personnel and property of the Mission by the host government," the statement said.

Indian envoy assured that the Indian authorities were being immediately alerted for enhanced security of the Bangladesh chancery and the assistant high commissioner's residence in Guwahati, it said.

"The appropriate Indian authorities have already taken enhanced security measures to protect the assistant high commission premise, its personnel and members of their families," the statement quoted Mr Das as saying.

According to the statement, mobs today defaced two signposts of the mission, 30 yards away from the chancery in Guwahati, a day after agitators attacked the security vehicle escorting Bangladesh assistant high commissioner as he was heading towards to the city from the airport.

Bangladesh, however, "believes that the attack on the convoy of the assistant high commissioner and vandalization of the signposts is a one-off incident and it will not affect the excellent bilateral relations that Bangladesh and India enjoy", it said.

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[Bilal9]

Like @UKBengali bhai said earlier this week, Banana Republic on a roll...

Where are the law and order keepers?? India is descending even deeper into the depths of anarchy, racism, hatred and instability.

 

[mmr]

Like @UKBengali bhai said earlier this week, Banana Republic on a roll...

Where are the law and order keepers?? India is descending even deeper into the depths of anarchy, racism, hatred and instability.

Its not good for bd. We cant move forward when you have millions of hungry indians knocking your door down the road. 200 million indian muslims will be begging for food to us. Make sure we have enough bullets to hunt them down like walk in dead zombies lol.

 

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Bangladesh demands heightened security for its mission in Guwahati

https://www.bssnews.net/?p=318522


DHAKA, Dec 12, 2019 (BSS) – Bangladesh today demanded heightened security for its mission in India’s Assam state capital Guwahati following two subsequent attacks as Indian high commissioner Riva Ganguly Das met acting foreign secretary Kamrul Hasan at his office this evening.

A foreign ministry statement, issued after the meeting, said Ahsan “protested about the attack on the convoy of the (Bangladesh) assistant high commissioner and vandalization of the signposts (of Bangladesh Chancery in Guwahati)”.

“He (Ahsan) requested for protection of personnel and property of the mission by the host government,” the statement read.

It said in response the Indian envoy assured that Indian authorities “are being immediately alerted to enhance security of Bangladesh chancery and its assistant high commissioner’s residence in Guwahati”.

“The appropriate Indian authorities (however) have already taken enhanced security measures to protect the Assistant High Commission premise, its personnel and members of their families,” the statement quoted her as saying.

A mob today torn down two signposts of the mission, 30 yards away from the chancery in Guwahati, a day after agitators attacked the security vehicle escorting Bangladesh assistant high commissioner as he was heading towards to the city from the airport.

According to reports, mobs protesting the bill attacked the security vehicle.

The statement said Bangladesh, however, “believes that the attack on the convoy of the assistant high commissioner and vandalization of the signposts is a one-off incident and it will not affect the excellent bilateral relations that Bangladesh and India enjoy”.

The incidents took place as violent protests are underway over the adaptation of the Citizenship (amendment) Bill, 2019 by Indian parliament prompting Assam authorities to enforce curfew in Guwahati.

India sends troops to Assam and shuts down internet as protesters defy curfew over citizenship law

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/12/india-sends-troops-assam-shuts-internet-protesters-defy-curfew/amp/

Demonstrators setup a bonfire on a street as they protest against the governments Citizenship Amendment Bill

• Our Foreign Staff

12 DECEMBER 2019 • 8:07 AM


India moved thousands of troops into the northeastern state of Assam on Thursday after violent protests overnight against a new law that would make it easier for non-Muslim minorities from some neighbouring countries to seek Indian citizenship.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government has said the so-called Citizenship Amendment Bill that was approved by parliament on Wednesday was meant to protect besieged minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.


Critics say it undermines the country's secular constitution by not offering protection to Muslims while others argue it will open India's northern states to a flood of foreigners.

Resistance to the bill has been the strongest in the tea-growing Assam state, where a movement against illegal immigrants from its neighbouring Bangladesh has simmered for decades.

As India's upper house of parliament passed the bill, protests took place across India's northeast. In Assam, protesters defied a curfew, torching cars and tyres and chanting anti-Modi slogans.

Indian authorities in the far-flung northeast called in troops on December 11 to help contain demonstrators CREDIT: BIJU BORO/AFP
Troops were moved in from other parts of India, including the troubled Himalayan region of Kashmir, state officials said, restoring calm to Assam's capital Guwahati, although protesters were back on the streets in other parts such as Morigaon, where they burnt tyres.

Mobile internet has been suspended in 10 districts in Assam for 24 hours until 7 pm Thursday, the government said in an order, adding that social media platforms could potentially be used to "inflame passions and thus exacerbate the law and order situation."

The turmoil in Assam comes just days ahead of an annual summit that Modi plans to host for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe there as part of his campaign to move high-profile diplomatic events outside Delhi to different parts of India, to showcase its diversity.

Protesters attacked the homes of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and other members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party overnight, blaming them for playing politics with a region with a history of ethnic and religious tensions and by opening the floodgates to more outsiders.

"This a spontaneous public outburst," said Nehal Jain, a masters student in communications in Guwahati. "First they tell us there are too many illegal immigrants and we need to get rid of them. Then they bring in this law that would allow citizenship to immigrants," she said.

 

[itsanufy]

Like @UKBengali bhai said earlier this week, Banana Republic on a roll...

Where are the law and order keepers?? India is descending even deeper into the depths of anarchy, racism, hatred and instability.

Do you know the meaning of Bana Republic?

 

[Protest_again]

Like @UKBengali bhai said earlier this week, Banana Republic on a roll...

Where are the law and order keepers?? India is descending even deeper into the depths of anarchy, racism, hatred and instability.

Let's hope this anarchy would make those pole vaulters to return to their squalor. We are going to throw them back.

 

[Bilal9]

Do you know the meaning of Bana Republic?

Dada - Banana Republic's are defined as (large or small countries), which

a) don't have any control over maintaining their law and order,
b) have corrupt, dictatorial governments, and most importantly,
c) are politically unstable by dint of passing untenable draconian laws which aren't compatible to civil society and civilized nations,

One could argue successfully, that all these definitions apply to India at this time in history.

Instead of posting questions here, I suggest you spend time in extinguishing the CAB/NRC fires lit by Chaiwala. India is burning right now and I reckon it will get far worse...apna ghar samhalo...