Guwahati : Assam Congress state chief Bhupen Kumar Borah on Tuesday urged the the central and state governments to tighten security measures.
He also warned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that the Congress doesn’t want the people of Assam to endure more identity verification cases.
Borah’s statement came in the wake of violent protests across Bangladesh.
“Given the current situation in Bangladesh, I am concerned as Assam shares a border with Bangladesh.,”Borah wrote in a post on X.
“I urge the governments of India and Assam to tighten security in the state. The Congress party doesn’t want the people of Assam to endure more identity verification cases, so I’m warning the BJP in advance,” he added.
Bangladesh has been reeling under protests over a quota system reserving 30 per cent of government jobs for families of Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence veterans.
Over 100 people were killed and hundreds injured as student protestors clashed with police and ruling party activists in many cities of Bangladesh, including Dhaka.
With Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaving the country, violence continues to spread like wildfire across the country.
The situation for religious minorities has grown tense after Hasina’s escape as reports indicate that houses and temples belonging to Hindus, including ISKCON and Kali temples, were targeted, forcing devotees to seek shelter.
Besides temple attacks, an Indian cultural centre in Dhaka was also vandalised by an unruly mob.
The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre , located in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi , which facilitates promotion of cultural exchange between India and Bangladesh, was also vandalized.
Protestors also set fire to Bangabandhu Bhaban, the personal residence of the founding father and former Bangladesh President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is also Sheikh Hasina’s father.
After Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s escape from Bangladesh, protestors stormed the premises of her residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka
Protestors also looted almost everything from her residence including furniture, kitchenware, clothing and food.