Kolkata, Dec 7 (NationPress) Another temple of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has been set ablaze in neighboring Bangladesh in Dhaka, reported Radharaman Das, the vice-president and spokesperson of ISKCON-Kolkata on Saturday.

“Another ISKCON Namahatta Centre has been destroyed by fire in Bangladesh. The deities and all items within the temple were completely consumed by flames. This centre is situated in Dhaka,” Das stated.

He mentioned that the incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m.

“Perpetrators ignited the fire at the Radha Krishna Temple and the Mahabhagya Lakshmi Narayan Temple, part of the Hare Krishna Namhatta Sangha, located in Dhour village, under the jurisdiction of Turag Police Station in Dhaka district,” Das elaborated.

He also noted that the fire was started by lifting the roof at the rear of the temple. “Petrol or octane was used to fuel the flames,” Das added.

Expressing outrage over the incident, the BJP state president in West Bengal and Union minister of state, Sukanta Majumdar, condemned this as an unacceptable act of hatred against a sacred site.

“Swift measures must be taken to apprehend the offenders and guarantee the safety of religious minorities,” Majumdar insisted.

Earlier this month, Das criticized international peace organizations for their apparent indifference to the violence and atrocities faced by minority Hindus in Bangladesh.

Recently, during a session in the West Bengal Assembly, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for United Nations (UN) intervention in Bangladesh. She proposed that the Union government consider deploying peacekeeping forces in Bangladesh after UN intervention.

Conversely, the West Bengal Leader of the Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, dismissed her proposals as yet another instance of her hypocrisy.

“The Chief Minister suggested that peacekeeping forces should be sent to Bangladesh. What has her police been doing while jihadis obstruct Hindu religious festivals in various areas of the state? Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh and Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal are two sides of the same coin,” stated the Leader of the Opposition.