Hindus demand 60 reserved seats in JS
AA Correspondent
Bangladesh Hindu Parishad leaders at the press conference at Dhaka Reporters' Unity yesterday. They put forward 5-point demand including 60 reserved seats in the House and 20 percent quota in government jobs. Photo: AA
Hindu rights activists and leaders have demanded introduction of special quota system for the "religious minorities" in the Parliament and job sector. Bangladesh Hindu Parishad made the call at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity yesterday.
They demanded 60 reserved seats in the House while 20 percent quota in government jobs was also sought. Putting forward five-point-demand, General Secretary of the Parishad Sajan Kumar Mitra claimed those were to protect the Hindu community as well as democracy in Bangladesh. The Parishad President Dipankar Shikder said: "The Hindu population was 40 percent before and after 1971 it has been dropped to 8 percent. Frequent threat, repression, attack and harassment compelled the community people to leave the country." "We want to live in the country. Please ensure our security and consider the five-point-demand," he urged the government.
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