NEW DELHI: Vishva Hindu Parishad on Friday welcomed former US president and Republican candidate Donald Trump‘s condemnation of violence against Hindus, Christians and other minorities in Bangladesh, stating that his response contrasted with the silence of the United Nations and rights activists on the atrocities in the neighbouring country.
“It is a welcome step to see an international leader and especially an American leader acknowledging that what happened in Bangladesh was serious and should not have happened and this should have been stopped. At the same time, it is a strange irony that when Hindus are attacked, not only do the rest of the world leaders maintain silence but also that oppression is not considered oppression, such news is also hidden. UN secretary-general and others should also come forward in this regard,” VHP functionary Vinod Bansal said.
He thanked Trump for raising his voice for oppressed minorities in Bangladesh, saying the neighbouring country was now in the grip of jihadi forces.
“Why have other world leaders and so-called human right activists kept mum on the genocide of minorities in the Islamic country? Where is the UN?” Bansal said.
Underlining that Trump was “probably” the only western leader who had recognised Hindu persecution in Bangladesh, Bansal said, “Hindus are the only people in the world who are not just persecuted in some countries captured by jihadi forces like Bangladesh and Pakistan but also face denial of their oppression. You are probably the only western leader who has ever recognised Hindu persecution in Bangladesh.”