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A potential attack was being planned on BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari by an Islamic and fundamentalist group based in Bangladesh, sources have confirmed to India Today TV. The development comes amid Adhikari’s criticism of atrocities against minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh.
According to sources, some Intelligence Bureau (IB) officers received input that four people, allegedly linked to a Bangladesh-based group, conducted a recce in Contai, East Medinipur, where Adhikari resides.
The operatives visited the area last week, surveying the surroundings and photographing and filming the residence of the Leader of the Opposition.
Following the intelligence input, the IB has alerted both the Kolkata Police and the West Bengal state police to take immediate action, sources said. Authorities were instructed to enhance security around Adhikari’s residence and ensure his safety.
Adhikari, who enjoys Z+ security from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), has been provided additional layers of protection in light of the alarming intelligence.
CISF, alongside state and local police forces, have been advised to intensify their surveillance efforts, given the heightened risks during the festive season.
ADHIKARI’S CRITICISM OF YUNUS GOVERNMENT
The potential attack intel follows a series of remarks and calls for action made by Adhikari against the caretaker government in Bangladesh, led by Chief Adviser and Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. He has been vocal in his opposition of atrocities on Hindus and the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh.
Adhikari had also termed the Bangladesh government “illegal”, and had described the interim government as one of “fundamentalists and militants.”
“Sheikh Hasina is the legal Prime Minister of Bangladesh. If she needs to be removed, it must happen through a democratic election. This caretaker government is illegal,” Adhikari had said.
On December 2, he visited the Indo-Bangladesh border at Petrapole in the North 24 Parganas district, where he strongly condemned the atrocities against religious minorities in Bangladesh. On December 10, he protested near the Ghojadanga border in Basirhat, West Bengal, over the attacks.
‘PEOPLE WILL PROTECT ME’
Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said he was not bothered by any threat to his life from Bangladesh-based terror groups, and said the people will protect him.
“In the past, the CPM and Trinamool Congress attacked me; now, terrorists want to carry out an attack. But the people who protected me before will protect me again,” he said, vowing to continue to speak on issues affecting the people, including the attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh.
Adhikari had earlier said that if the alleged atrocities continued, he would lead sit-in demonstration at the India-Bangladesh border and prevent the export of goods.
