Sheikh Hasina, who has been ruling Bangladesh for 15 years, has had to resign from the post of Prime Minister and run away. When the student movement against the quota system in government jobs reached its peak, the streets of Dhaka turned red with blood. Arson, bloodshed, and hundreds of killings shook Bangladesh before Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and left the country. Currently, Sheikh Hasina is seeking safety in India.
The political unrest in the neighboring country has also prompted the emergence of political discourse in India. Although opposition party leaders aggressively seek prospects in India, they are more focused on counseling their own nation’s government. Furthermore, stressing the need to learn from India’s foreign policy, Congressman Udit Raj and MP Sanjay Raut of the Shiv Sena (UBT) have even declared it to be a failure.
People won’t forgive dictators: Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut told reporters at a press conference, “We created a situation similar to India in Bangladesh as well; we suppressed the opposition’s voice, engaged in electoral scams, imprisoned those who protested, killed many people, passed illegal laws in Parliament, and imposed inflation on the people.” Sheikh Hasina ran Bangladesh in a dictatorial manner under the guise of democratic principles, resulting in her failure to serve as Prime Minister. The rulers of India should also learn a lesson from this incident in Bangladesh. People do not overlook those who practice dictatorship under the guise of democracy.”
Udit Raj calls the Modi government’s foreign policy a failure.
Senior Congress leader and former MP Udit Raj also tried to corner the BJP on the Bangladesh crisis. Udit Raj said, “This once happened in Bangladesh but now happens worldwide. BJP leaders claim that Hindus are unsafe in Bangladesh. China and Pakistan are involved. If there is even an iota of truth in what the BJP leaders are saying, it is a failure of our foreign policy and intelligence.”
