All set to become Pak ISI's new puppet
Bangladesh has plunged again into violence, making the Indian government monitor the developments in the neighbouring nation. A march by Hindu organisations near the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi turned violent yesterday. The police had to lathicharge as the protesters broke barricades. Bangladesh has suspended the operations of visa centres in Delhi, Siliguri and Tripura in the wake of these protests. Violence returned in Bangladesh after Osman Hadi, the leader of the New Generation protesters who ousted Sheikh Hasina's government and an anti-India figure, was shot dead by unknown masked men.
Meanwhile, the barbaric lynching of 27-year-old Hindu youth, Dipu Chandradas, has left India in rage. Hindu women wearing vermilion are also targeted and attacked in Bangladesh.
In the wake of these incidents, India summoned Bangladeshi Ambassador Riyaz Hamidullah to the Ministry of External Affairs to express its concern. Both countries have summoned their High Commissioners twice in a week. There are also attempts to incite anti-India sentiment in Bangladesh amid the protests. Bangladesh is fast-moving to become a puppet of Pakistan and China, showing mutual hatred for everything Indian.
If things go out of hand, the situation may demand a military intervention from India. Although Muhammad Yunus, who leads the interim government, has announced that general elections will be held in February, the current protests mean that the elections will not happen anytime soon. India wants Bangladesh to return to peace through elections. India suspects that Pakistan's spy agency, the ISI, has a significant role in supporting the interim government in Bangladesh. Connecting the dots, the violence in Bangladesh intensified after the ISI chief visited that nation recently.
Bangladesh and Pakistan are both opposed to India granting asylum to former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Although more than a dozen people have been arrested in connection with the assassination of Osman Hadi, the real killer remains unknown. Hadi was shot dead by an unknown masked assailant on December 12. Hadi died in a Singapore hospital on the 18th while undergoing treatment. Hadi's supporters accuse the Awami League of being behind the assassination. Two prominent media outlets in Bangladesh were also attacked in the protests that followed. Fifteen months after Hasina’s ousting, Bangladesh is still far away from peace. The interim government led by Muhammad Yunus has proven to be a failure in restoring law and order. Continuing chaos in Bangladesh is not good for India either.