Protesters burn Dhakai Jamdani in West Bengal

West Bengal today witnessed protests organised by far-right Hindu outfits against what they said were atrocities on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. During the protests, groups set Dhakai Jamdani sarees on fire.

Hundreds of people joined the protest rallies organised in Purulia, Kolkata, Kanthi, Kakdwip and Sandeshkhali demanding immediate release of former ISKCON member Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari.

At a demonstration outside the Salt Lake International Bus Terminus near Kolkata, protesters set on fire Dhakai Jamdani sarees from Bangladesh.

They called for a boycott of Bangladeshi goods, warning that Indians would not remain silent if the disrespect toward the Indian national flag and attacks on Hindus continued.

"We condemn the continuous targeting of Hindus in Bangladesh and the hate-driven narratives against India. We will not sit idle. By burning Jamdani sarees, we urge people to boycott Bangladeshi products," said a protester.

Leading the protest rally in Contai, better known as Kanthi, the state's BJP Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said "sanatanis" were united.

"The martyrdom of 30,000 Indian soldiers in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War has been forgotten by the Islamists in the neighbouring country. Today's rally is a wake-up call to the elements across the border to stop rabble-rousing rhetoric," he said.

Reports of protests today also came in from Delhi's Lodhi Estate locality and Jammu city.