Dhaka: Bangladeshi politicians together with the ministers within the Muhammad Yunus-led interim authorities, fumed over the social media put up of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who referred to as Vijay Diwas “India’s historic victory in 1971”. “At the moment, on Vijay Diwas, we honour the braveness and sacrifices of the courageous troopers who contributed to India’s historic victory in 1971. Their selfless dedication and unwavering resolve safeguarded our nation and introduced glory to us. Today is a tribute to their extraordinary valour and their unshakable spirit. Their sacrifices will without end encourage generations and stay deeply embedded in our nation’s historical past,” Prime Minister Modi posted on X on Monday.
Vijay Diwas commemorates the Pakistan army’s give up to Indian forces in December 1971. Though Bangladesh celebrates its Independence Day on March 26, Dhaka emerged because the capital of a free nation on December 16 after 9 months of the Liberation Warfare with essential Indian help.
Bangladeshi politicians protest in opposition to PM Modi’s Vijay Diwas put up
Nonetheless, Asif Nazrul, regulation adviser to Muhammad Yunus, protested in opposition to PM Modi’s put up on Vijay Diwas and stated, “India was an ally on this victory, nothing extra.” “I strongly protest. December 16, 1971, was the day of Bangladesh’s victory. India was an ally on this victory, nothing extra,” stated Nazrul. In addition to, Nazrul, Anti-Discrimination Scholar Motion chief Hasnat Abdullah additionally protested PM Modi’s social media put up and stated, “That is Bangladesh’s Liberation Warfare. The struggle was fought for Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan. However Modi has claimed that it was solely India’s struggle and achievement. In doing so, they’ve utterly ignored the existence of Bangladesh.”
As of now, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs has not reacted to the protest lodged by Bangladeshi politicians.
India-Bangladesh relations
Each India and Bangladesh have fun the victory over Pakistan on December 16, 1971, and yearly, they invite one another’s struggle veterans and serving officers to take part within the celebrations in two nations. This 12 months too, not less than eight Indian army veterans of Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation Warfare have reached Dhaka whereas eight struggle veterans of the Bangladesh Military arrived in Kolkata to hitch the Vijay Diwas celebrations within the two nations.
The Vijay Diwas celebration and the go to by the 2 nations’ delegations come amid strains over the alleged violence in opposition to the minority Hindu neighborhood in Bangladesh because the ouster of ex-premier Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League regime in a student-led rebellion on August 5. Hasina fled the nation and has since taken refuge in India.
(With inputs from company)
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