Chakma organisations urge PM Modi to downgrade diplomatic ties with Bangladesh over killings of tribes in Chittagong Hills
- In Reports
- 09:15 PM, Sep 20, 2024
- Myind Staff
Representatives of Chakma organisations in India have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to downgrade diplomatic ties with Bangladesh in light of the organised killings of hill tribes by the Bangladesh Army. The letter, sent to PM Modi on September 20th, states, "The indigenous hill people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts have been killed, and their properties burned by the Bangladesh Army and illegal plain settlers from the Muslim community since September 19th."
The letter was signed by representatives of the Chakma community, including Suhas Chakma, Nirupam Chakma, Rasik Mohan Chakma, Bimal Chakma, Gautam Chakma, Pritimoy Chakma, and Ashutosh Chakma.
"In order to drive out hill tribes on September 19, over 100 houses and shops were burned by the Bangladesh Army, accompanied by people from the plains. At least nine people were killed," the letter states.
The Bangladesh Army fired indiscriminately at these tribals. Details of the people who died and the establishments that were gutted have been listed in the letter.
"Given these organised attacks on the religious minorities and indigenous hill tribes, we, the Chakma representatives of India, urge you, PM Modi, not to have any dialogue with chief caretaker of the interim government in Bangladesh, Prof Yunus, and downgrade diplomatic relations until the lives of hill tribes and minorities are protected and the killings by Bangladesh Army is stopped," reads the letter.
Approximately 1,090 houses, business establishments, and places of worship belonging to these minority communities were plundered between August 5th and 20th.
Prime Minister Modi will be in the U.S. this weekend to attend the Quad Summit on September 21, followed by the Summit of the Future at the UNGA in New York on September 23.
According to reports from Bangladesh, Prof. Yunus had requested a meeting with PM Modi in New York. However, official sources indicate that PM Modi will not be meeting him, although he will hold bilateral meetings with other world leaders.
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