Over 1,000 monks from various parts of West Bengal gathered on Monday (2 December) near the Petrapole border in North 24 Parganas to protest against attacks on minority Hindus in Bangladesh and to demand the release of detained spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das.

Over 1,000 monks from across West Bengal are taking part in a demonstration at the Petrapole border in North 24 Parganas on Monday to protest against the attacks on minority Hindus in Bangladesh, and the release of arrested spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in the neighboring country.

Monks protest arrests in Bangladesh, ISKCON members denied entry, Bangladeshi nationals return, protests held globally by ISKCON.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma supported the protest and said that they are concerned about the religious minorities in Bangladesh