{"id":3800,"date":"2016-03-11T14:17:49","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T14:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org?p=3797&amp;preview_id=3797"},"modified":"2016-03-11T14:17:49","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T14:17:49","slug":"hindus-of-bangladesh-fear-communal-attacks-sparked-by-the-up-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=3800","title":{"rendered":"Hindus of Bangladesh fear communal attacks sparked by the UP polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>It has also demanded appropriate government measures to ensure the safety of the minorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe UP elections are to be held on party lines. Like in the past, this time, too, Hindus fear attacks on their houses, temples and deities, and torture of their women,\u201d Palash Kanti Dey, spokesperson of the national alliance of the Hindus, said in a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters\u2019 Unity on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Attacks on minorities have become a regular phenomenon and tend to peak during elections, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElections are synonymous with repression of Hindus in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-image\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net\/media\/2016\/03\/11\/hindu_demonstration_pressclub_170114_0003.jpg\/ALTERNATES\/w300\/Hindu_demonstration_press%2Bclub_170114_0003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"belowinlineimage\">File Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Referring to the violence against religious minorities following the 2001 parliamentary elections, Dey said, \u201cWe fear a recurrence of those incidents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He urged the UP candidates not to blame their election results on the Hindus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe demand that the government ensure security for the Hindu women, and the houses, business and religious establishments of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A \u2018tough movement\u2019 would be started against the government if it fails to provide security, the platform leaders warned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/bdnews24.com\/bangladesh\/2016\/03\/11\/hindus-of-bangladesh-fear-communal-attacks-sparked-by-the-up-polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hindus of Bangladesh fear communal attacks sparked by the UP polls \u2013 bdnews24.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has also demanded appropriate government measures to ensure the safety of the minorities. \u201cThe UP elections are to be held on party lines. Like in the past, this time, too, Hindus fear attacks on their houses, temples and deities, and torture of their women,\u201d Palash Kanti Dey, spokesperson of the national alliance of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3800"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3800\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}