Bangladesh Elections - Official Statement by Hindu Samhati

Hindu Samhati's Official Statement on Bangladesh Elections:

We congratulate the people of Bangladesh for the triumph of the progressive and secular forces in the recently concluded election. Media reports state that the minority Hindu community, in spite of serious disturbances, was able to cast votes and without major hindrances as in previous elections, and we commend the election commission for a job well done. We hope that better days will commence in the length and breadth of Bangladesh and it will abide by and uphold the glorious democratic traditions of neighboring India, the largest democracy in the global arena.

However, there are larger expectations from the newly elected government. The dismissal of the despised Vested Property Act (formerly Enemy Property Act, targeting the Hindu population) and the rebuilding of the historic Ramna Kali Temple have been two longstanding demands of the Hindu minority community in that country.

We hope that the new Bangladesh government will concentrate on this aspect and do the needful. These forms of initiatives can only lead the nation to a brighter future and sustain the secular fabric.

We pray to the Almighty Ishwar that prudence should befall in Bangladesh which can save that country from obtaining the tag of “failed state” like Pakistan.

Tapan Ghosh

Convenor, Hindu Samhati

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WORKERS’ TRAINING CAMP

WORKERS’ TRAINING CAMP
The previously unfinished Worker’s Training Camp of Hindu Samhati is going to be held from December 31st, 2008 at Gobordanga near Bangaon in North 24 Parganas district. This Camp was planned and started at Gangasagar on 12th June this year. But just after the inaugural session was completed, the Camp was attacked by thousands of local Muslims and Islamic activists. Eighteen of our participants were injured, the Camp building was set on fire. All these were done with the full cooperation of Communist Party India (Marxist) in connivance with the local Police. The Camp had to be abruptly closed as Police arrested 15 campers including Tapan Ghosh, Convener of Hindu Samhati. Now, that camp will be held on 31 December 2008, 1 & 2 January 2009 in a School at Gobordanga, West Bengal.

Hindu Samhati Protests Against Hindu women being Trafficked

In the mixed areas of South 24 parganas district, there is a constant flow of Hindu women being smuggled out by the Muslim human traffickers in the name of getting them jobs and/or getting them married them off. Sometimes, Hindu girls/women are simply kidnapped and sold-off to Muslim gangsters. In one such case, a Hindu girl has been traced to Rampur, UP. Hindu Samhati is to submit a memorandum to the Superintendant of Police, Mr. Ajay Ranade, drawing his attention to at least three specific incidents of this sort.

Hindu samhati is continuing its grass-root level activities by mobilizing people and discussing the issues important to Hindus. In the immediate past, it has conducted a public meeting in Kultali (South 24 Parganas district) which was attended by about 1000 people. A similar meeting was held at Raidighi in the same district.

In Howrah district, a small meeting/discussion was held at Amta which was attended by about 150 people. Another meeting was held at Bagnan in the same district on 23 December. About 200 Hindu youths attended the meeting. It was addressed by Swami Pradiptanandaji Maharaj of Bharat Sevashram Sangha and Tapan Ghosh of Hindu Samhati.

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Cow Slaughter Stopped on Eid Day

This year the Islmamic festival, Bakr Eid was on 9th December. Like every year, this year too, Muslims tried to slaughter cows in various new places, even though the Hindus consider the cow to be holy and a sin to kill the animal. Muslims all over the Indian subcontinent often slaughter the cow to spite and pain the Hindu community. But in South 24 Pargana district, Hindus motivated by Hindu Samhati tried to resist it. In several places, memorandums with mass signatures were submitted to local Police Stations and representatives of Hindu Samhati were sent to all party meetings convened by administration. In the following places Hindus were successful to resist Cow slaughter in the follwing places this year.

(1) Village - Hansaberia & Makhalia under P.S.- Magrahat,

(2) Vill - Garankati under P.S. -Kulpi,

(3) Vill - Alampur under P.S.- Nodakhali

(4) Vill - Dakshin Taldi, P.S. - Canning,

(5) Vill - Rajapur, P.S.- Canning,

(6) Vill - Dharampur, P.S. - Bishnupur,

(7) Vill - Gorhanpur, P.S.- Bishnupur, all South 24 Parganas dist.

(8) Vill - Dakshin Naopara, P.S. - Amta, Dist.- Howrah.

West Bengal Going the Way of East Bengal(Bangladesh) ???

In West Bengal, rhw Muslim population is increasing rapidly. there are many mini Pakistans sprouting in West Bengal: in Mushidabad, Malda, 24 Parganas, Nadia. Many areas in South and North 24 Parganas are seeing Muslim hooliganism and other related problems. In Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas, there is report of alarming incidents of Muslim atrocities.

In Math Bari village under Sandeshkhali P.S. in Basirhat subdivision, a nominal Hindu youth, named, Sahadev Sadhukhan, an owner of sweet shop, started selling cooked beef on and from World Navi Divas. This area is Hindu Dominated. So when local Hindu people started to protest, he stopped selling. Local Hindu people ordered him to apologize, he had to go to Ras Temple with a bare head and distribute sweets to the devotees at free of cost. But he, backed by local Muslim zealots, did not oblige. As a result, tension created in the area. Local Hindus stopped buying sweets from his shop and also boycotting him socially. In the same area, young girls, belonging to Adivasi community, working in the local brick-field, are being physically and mentally assaulted by local Islamist elements. As they are poor, there is nobody to help them.

In the same subdivision in Malanchabazar area, under Minakha police station., which is a predominantly Hindu area, Rupban Molla, a Muslim and son of Kaosar Molla is selling beef for last ten days under a bridge for the first time. Hindus consider eating beef to be sacreligious. This indicates that now in West Bengal, anybody can sell beef anywhere and with no opposition. In the same area, Joydev Adhikari, a Hindu activist was severely manhandled by local Muslims on the day of last Panchayat election as he was involved in active campaign for a local BJP candidate. He is very influential among local Hindus. But this incident has lowered the morale of the Hindus.

Family members of Akunji, a ferocious Muslim robber, now in jail, have constructed a huge mosque in Sarberia village in Sandeshkhali Police Station. His family members and other Muslims are involved in illegal smuggling. But, unfortunately, the local officer in charge, Mr. Gautam Mitra, considered close to the Akunji family and provides them all round protection instead of arresting them. It is worthy of mentioning that Hindus were attacked by local Muslim activists with arms in the day of Holi, a religious Hindu festival, in 2006 in the same village. Mrs. Kajal Halder and her son, activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, were seriously injured. Police appeared at the site of incident after two hours, though local police office is close by and arrested the suffering Hindus instead of the Muslim fanatics.

Hindus have started migrating to safer places from Minakha, Sandeshkhali, Bhangore, Haroa in North 24 Parganas district and many villages of Diamond harbour, Magrahat in South 24 Parganas district .The local administration is completely silent in this regard. When they are contacted by local Hindu Samhati leaders, they are saying this migration is due to political reasons, not due to communal reason.

ED: This is exactly what was seen in East Bengal from the 1850's onwards.

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The Hindu Reaction in Sandeshkhali

Date

Mid Nov 2008

Occasion
During the Jagaddhatri Puja ( A form of Hindu Goddess Durga – Worshipped in parts of Bengal, India)

Venue

In a remote village of Rajbari under the jurisdiction of Sandeshkhali police station in the district of North 24 Parganas.

Description of Incident

Common hindu families like every year were celebrating the festival and performing puja. The local Trinamool Congress leader Ranjit Das who is also the Head of the Block, called local police and forced them to stop the puja in the middle. The motive behind is believed to be making a pro-muslim image among the muslim neighborhood keeping in view the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Reaction

The next day all local hindus felt insulted and shocked at the event. They came out in large numbers which turned into a huge procession. It took the shape of the real festival which people wished to celebrate the previous day. It was a common anger and frustration which was seen in the eyes of the common people. It was a spectacular scene of people from all walks of life joining together to burn the effigy of Ranjit Das. Interesting part of it is that people took the procession through the streets of the hamlet with the effigy garlanded with shoes, which was a great hit. At every crossing more and more people joined in. Afterall that is the most which a common man can do against a powerful man like him. It is learnt that he had accomplices in past, in cases of international drug and ammunition trafficking through the porous Sunderban Deltas.

SANDESHKHALI

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Pakistani Flag Burnt in Kolkata in Powerful Rally by Hindu Samhati

Kolkata, Dec 3 (PTI)


A Pakistani flag was burnt by hundreds of protesters in this metropolis today to condemn Islamabad's alleged hand in the Mumbai terror attacks.

The protesters, who took out the procession in College Street under the banner of 'Hindu Samhati', spat and kicked the flag before burning it and shouted slogans against the Pakistani government.

They also demanded that the Centre act immediately to "teach Pakistan a lesson once and for all".

The terrorists came not to shatter our economy but to shatter our nation, the protesters said, alleging that the November 26 attack had once again established involvement of Pakistan and jihadis.

The protesters later observed a minute's silence in memory of those killed in the audacious attacks. PTI.

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