Islami Andolan Bangladesh’s joint secretary general and spokesperson Maulana Gazi Ataur Rahman has said that after the BJP came to power in the Indian state of West Bengal, it has spread extreme religious hatred.

In a statement on Friday, he alleged that the new West Bengal government is using the state and federal administration against Muslims.

He also alleged that social hostility toward Muslims has been incited.

As a result, he claimed, the number of persecuted people gathering at the Bangladesh border in West Bengal has increased, as many want to leave India.

He expressed strong condemnation and concern over what he described as ethnic hatred and displacement in this era of modern civilization.

He said that, until 1947, West Bengal and present-day Bangladesh were part of the same country. Even after the partition, there are many people on both sides whose roots and histories remain connected across the border. ‘This is an unavoidable reality of partition.’

Displacing people on the excuse that they once had an address in Bangladesh is neither lawful nor humane, he said.

He further alleged that the BJP government in West Bengal was carrying out such actions. He urged the Bangladesh government to raise the issue in the international arena, saying Bangladesh cannot become a victim of anyone’s political ambitions.

Referring to the ongoing Rohingya crisis, he said that Bangladesh is already burdened with endless challenges and does not have the capacity to take in new refugees.

He called for the matter to be discussed internationally and for resistance to be built against what he termed the inhuman act of displacing people.