If India claims Chattogram, they’ll have to return Bengal, Bihar, Odisha: Rizvi
India’s actions to bring back Sheikh Hasina to power are nothing short of aggression, said Rizvi
The BNP's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has warned that if India lays claim to Chattogram, the neighbouring country will have to return Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha to Bangladesh.
Speaking at a rally in the capital's Nayapaltan this morning (8 December), before a march of the party towards the Indian High Commission, he accused India of fostering aggression and meddling in Bangladesh's affairs to maintain its influence.
India's actions to bring back Sheikh Hasina to power are nothing short of aggression. Such examples are rare in the world's history, he said, alleging that India is engaging in false propaganda from Delhi to Kolkata to mislead the international community.
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India's hostility by closing borders and engaging in sabotage will backfire. If they lay claim on Chattogram, they will have to return to us Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha. People of Bangladesh are prepared to resist Delhi's aggression, Rizvi asserted.
He said India cannot tarnish the brotherhood and unity of Bangladesh with baseless accusations and propaganda. "Hospitals in Kolkata are in shambles while India itself lacks 40% of basic sanitation. What are they boasting about?"
The senior BNP leader further claimed that India's lack of robust politics had led to its support for Sheikh Hasina, whom he accused of suppressing Bangladesh's people for 15 years with Indian backing.
