Jaiswal expressed “great concern” at the “unremitting hostility against minorities in Bangladesh” and condemned the lynching of a Hindu youth in the neighbouring country. At Friday’s weekly briefing, Jaiswal had to field multiple questions on the ban on the Awami League. Jaiswal did not budge from his stock reply, formulated soon after the Muhammad Yunus administration outlawed the Awami League in May. “We stand for free, fair, inclusive and participatory elections in Bangladesh, which is to be held in a peaceful atmosphere,” the spokesperson said. Hindutva groups have demonstrated outside the Bangladeshi high commission and posts in Indian to condemn the lynching of the Hindu youth last week.

Source: The Telegraph December 27, 2025 06:21 UTC