Hindus form party in Bangladesh; prepare to fight upcoming polls

NAGPUR: Amidst the brutal persecution of Hindus successful Bangladesh successful the run-up to the February polls, a enactment registered successful April hopes to combat its maiden elections, seeking Hindu and different number votes.

Bangladesh Minority Janta Party (BMJP) is preparing to contention 91 of 300 seats of Jatiya Parishad (national parliament), hoping to triumph 40 to 45 seats, said the outfit's president, Sukriti Kumar Mandal.Talking to TOI connected telephone from Dhaka, Mandal said, "We person zeroed successful connected constituencies wherever the minority, particularly the Hindu vote-bank, ranges from 20% to 60%."Scrambling to record nominations earlier the Monday deadline, Mandal feels Hindus request to consciousness harmless to travel retired and vote.

A tie-up with immoderate mainstream enactment - beryllium it Tarique Rahman's BNP oregon Jamaat-e-Islami - tin help. "With an confederation with these parties, minorities tin travel retired of their houses without fearing retaliation. Awami League is disconnected the radar, and BMJP is the lone dependable of persecuted Hindus," Mandal told TOI.

Mandal said the enactment candidates would beryllium finalised successful a time oregon two. "By Saturday, each nominations would beryllium filed," helium said.

He said India should alteration its basal connected Bangladesh and lone backmost the origin of Hindus, alternatively of supporting the Awami League. "If India shifts from its pro-Awami League stand, mainstream Bangladesh parties volition beryllium up and instrumentality note. India indispensable cognize that BMJP is the sole dependable of minorities," Mandal said. A alteration successful basal could besides pb to a alteration successful Bangladeshi mindset towards India, helium said, adding the Awami League lone utilized India to summation power.The five-point docket shared with TOI includes moving towards a secular Bangladesh, establishing a national strategy by carving retired 5 provinces, and establishing cardinal and law rights of each state. BMJP besides proposes changes successful textbooks with a secular and technological approach, isolated from ensuring just rights for minorities.