By Admin 
On 15 December, a multi-party protest rally was organized at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka. This rally was organized by Inquilab Manch. This rally was in protest against the attack on their spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi. Hadi was shot at by unknown assailants on Friday, in which he was seriously injured and taken to Singapore.
Threat to separate Seven Sisters from India
In this rally, Hasnat Abdullah, the chief organizer of the southern region of Bangladesh’s National Citizen Party (NCP), has openly threatened India. He said that if there is any attempt to destabilize Bangladesh, the seven northeastern states of India will be isolated. These seven states are called ‘Seven Sisters’, which include Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram and Tripura.
Hasnat Abdullah made serious allegations against India
Hasnat said that those who interfered in the election process, spread anarchy in the country and are behind the attack on Usman Hadi are getting India’s support. He also accused India of being involved in border killing of Bangladeshi citizens. He said in clear words, ‘I want to tell India clearly that if you give shelter to those forces who do not respect Bangladesh’s sovereignty, voting rights and human rights, Bangladesh will retaliate.’
He warned that destabilizing Bangladesh would lead to unrest in the entire region and the fire of protest would spread across the borders.
Hasnat is a big opponent of Sheikh Hasina
Hasnat Abdullah is a leader who played a key role in the violent protests against Sheikh Hasina government. He has been continuously giving anti-India statements. In the rally, NCP’s northern region chief organizer Sarjis Alam also made anti-India statements. He said that relations with India cannot be normal until Sheikh Hasina is given shelter.
How did India respond to this?
This statement has come at a time when general elections are near in Bangladesh. After the fall of Sheikh Hasina and formation of interim government of Mohammad Yunus, anti-India statements have increased. The Seven Sisters area is geographically sensitive, connected to main India through the Siliguri Corridor (Chicken Neck) of West Bengal.
Till now there has been no reaction on this statement from the Government of India or any official. Investigation and political activities are ongoing.