Indian National Congress leader Shashi Tharoor made public comment on fascist Sheikh Hasina, the deposed former prime minister of Bangladesh who fled to India amid nationwide protests demanding her resignation.
He acknowledged that Hasina's recent comments have made everything ‘complicated’ and said after Hasina's comments, ‘we are in a bit of a bind’.
Tharoor, Member of Parliament and chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee Committee on External Affairs, made these remarks during a conversation at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) in conjunction with a book launch.
While answering to a question, he said: “Hasina’s recent comments have made everything complicated.” “After her comments, we are in a bit of a bind,” Tharoor continued.
“Two things I will stress, we should not do anything overtly or covertly that implies an interference with internal affairs of Bangladesh…
“And, secondly, we should keep uppermost the interest of the people, the well-being of the people, of Bangladesh rather than conveying anyway the impression that we are more concerned about either a particular political party or a particular community,” Tharoor said.
India as a “friendly neighbor should signal at all levels that our commitment is to the well-being of the people of Bangladesh”, he said.
He said New Delhi will need to keep a close eye on what is occurring in Bangladesh.
Bd-Pratidin English/ AM
