The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has termed wrong the Yunus regimeโs statement on the Awami League running political offices in Kolkata and Delhi on the backdrop of the temporary ban on its activities issued on May 12.
BBC Bangla first brought up the issue in an article on August 8. However, the Awami League dismissed the report as baseless, false, and malicious propaganda.
The party said in a statement on August 10 that the illegal government supporters were attacking and looting its offices in Dhaka and elsewhere. โThe concept of establishing an office in Kolkata is completely unrealistic. The Bangladesh Awami League conducts politics for Bangladesh and its people alone. Everything about the party is entirely Bangladesh-centric.โ
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On Wednesday, the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry expressed concern over the news of the establishment of offices of the banned Awami League in Delhi and Kolkata. It urged the Indian government not to allow or support such activities and to immediately close these political offices on Indian soil.
It said any form of political activity or campaign by Bangladeshis against the interests of Bangladesh is a clear affront against the people of Bangladesh and the state.
This development also jeopardises the upholding of the good-neighbourly relations with India, driven by mutual trust and mutual respect, and carries serious implications for the political transformation underway in Bangladesh, said the foreign ministry. “This may also trigger public sentiment in Bangladesh, which may in turn impact the ongoing efforts of the two countries in further enhancing the relationship.”
In response to Dhakaโs demands, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in a statement on Wednesday, said that the Indian government is not aware of any anti-Bangladesh activities or any activities contrary to Indian law by members of the Awami League in India.
The government does not allow political activities against other countries from Indian soil. Therefore, the press statement given by the interim government of Bangladesh is wrong, he said, reiterating Indiaโs expectation that free, fair and inclusive elections will be held in Bangladesh as soon as possible to ensure the will and mandate of the people.
After the BBC Bangla report, a Yunus supporter and al-Qaeda leader, Major (sacked) Syed Ziaul Haque Zia, asked the regime to allow offices for the rebels of Manipur, Khalistan, and Kashmir in Dhaka to force India to deport Awami League President and five-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other leaders.
Zia also warned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that the Awami League leaders and activists currently staying in India may forge a tie with the BJP.
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