Chinmoy Krishna Das, an ex-ISKCON priest, is imprisoned in Bangladesh on charges of sedition. His attorney wants to meet Indian leaders, including PM Modi, to bring attention to the situation of Bangladeshi Hindus.
Three months and counting, but the face of Bangladeshi Hindu resistance – ex-ISKCON priest, Chinmoy Krishna Das — still languishes in jail. He was detained in Bangladesh on November 25, 2024, on serious charges such as sedition that are regarded by the international community as “judicial harassment.”
But Rabindra Ghosh, who is fighting his case despite enormous mental pressure, is in India to seek treatment. However, having witnessed the judicial system becoming a laughing stock in Bangladesh, especially in Chinmoy Krishna Das’s case, the 74-year-old wishes to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, among others, to request India to exercise its influence, if not intervene, in the current case.
Ghosh’s thought process is refreshingly uncomplicated — he wishes to meet PM Modi, EAM Jaishankar and Home Minister Amit Shah before sitting on the flight back to Dhaka. “I want to meet the Prime Minister of India and inform him about the deplorable condition the Bangladeshi Hindus are facing daily.”. I also wish to request an appointment with India’s External Affairs Minister and Union Home Minister. I will see all of them to save and bring to light the plight of Bangladesh Hindus,” stated Ghosh.
Though in mid-December, a delegation of Bengal unit’s Bharatiya Janata Party visited and met the 74-year-old, says the lawyer, he is to meet Bengal’s leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari “very soon”. Surprisingly, he also met TMC leader Kunal Ghosh. While meeting Ghosh, Chinmoy Krishna Das’s lawyer is said to have asked for time to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee too — an ask, Ghosh said, he would “communicate at the appropriate level”.
Ghosh has also been in West Bengal for treatment for some time now. Last month, when the case came up for hearing, two of his junior advocates, along with 18 other legal advisors, presented the case in Bangladesh. But Ghosh cannot wait to return to move bail for Das.
He has already met ex-BJP MP Arjun Singh in Bengal. Singh has vowed to bring his “request” to the “right spot”. Launching a sharp barb at the extremist groups of Bangladesh, Ghosh remarked, “They are contemplating that I have abandoned. The fact is I needed to take a break for treatment. I won’t leave the ground.”.
