The leaders of the religious platforms - Hindu Religious Welfare Trust, Buddhist Religious Welfare Trust and Christian Religious Welfare Trust during a press conference in Dhaka on Monday, July 22, 2019 Focus BanglaThe representatives also urged the government to investigate whether her comments were persuaded by any group or individualRepresentatives of several religious platforms have condemned Priya Saha’s statement to US President Donald Trump, on the torture of religious minority communities in Bangladesh. The leaders of the religious platforms - Hindu Religious Welfare Trust, Buddhist Religious Welfare Trust, and Christian Religious Welfare Trust - came up with the demand at a press conference in Dhaka on Monday. “Priya Saha's statement hurts the emotions and feelings of our country's people, and people are condemning the statement,” Hindu Religious Welfare Trust vice chairman Subrata Pal said while reading out a written speech. Also Read- Prof Barkat: Priya Saha distorted my research findingsResponding to a query on whether Priya's statement amounts to sedition, he said “Of course.”He also said the complaint made to Trump by Priya Saha is not realistic. The fact of 37 million Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians being disappeared from the country, is fabricated, false, and purposeful, he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 22, 2019 12:46 UTC