A Hindu advocacy powerhouse in Washington has sounded the alarm, calling on American leaders to confront the surge in anti-minority violence tearing through Bangladesh. With Pakistan’s Hindus enduring chronic horrors, the focus now intensifies on Bangladesh’s unraveling protections post-political upheaval.
Hindu Action’s Utsav Chakravarty, speaking at an eye-opening exhibit, detailed efforts to educate Congress through vivid installations, documentaries, and face-to-face dialogues. The organization’s mission: awaken US policymakers to the plummeting safety of Hindus in South Asia.
Pakistan’s indigenous Hindu population, reduced to a mere 1.5%, faces relentless kidnappings, coerced faith changes, and human trafficking. On-the-ground rescuers from Hindu Action save underage girls from these fates, while chronicling escapees’ harrowing tales in India.
Echoing the 1971 genocide—where Pakistani forces and Jamaat allies slaughtered 2.8 million Hindus—Chakravarty warned of history repeating. Over the past 18 months, Jamaat’s rise has fueled brazen assaults: public floggings, degradations, killings, and immolations, igniting worldwide fury.
Upcoming congressional briefings in early February will press for bold, evidence-driven stances. Chakravarty criticized past congressional apathy as a glaring oversight, vowing Hindu Americans will compel action from Capitol Hill, the White House, and beyond to safeguard imperiled kin.