West Bengal Incidents: Delhi rejects Dhaka's remarks as "unwarranted"

India on Friday rejected the remarks made by the Bangladesh side in regard to the incidents in West Bengal and encouraged Bangladesh to focus on protecting the rights of its own minorities.

"We reject the remarks made by the Bangladesh side with regard to the incidents in West Bengal," said the official spokesperson at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.

The Spokesperson shared the statement through his social media handle X, formerly known as Twitter, in response to media queries on the comments made by Bangladesh on the developments in West Bengal.

Jaiswal said this is a "barely disguised and disingenuous attempt" to draw a parallel with India’s concerns over the ongoing persecution of minorities in Bangladesh where the "criminal perpetrators" of such acts continue to roam free.

Instead of making "unwarranted comments" and indulging in virtue signaling, Bangladesh would do better to focus on protecting the rights of its own minorities, Jaiswal said.

The interim government on Thursday strongly refuted any attempts to implicate Bangladesh in the communal violence in Murshidabad.

"We strongly refute any attempts to implicate Bangladesh in the communal violence in Murshidabad," said Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam.

He said they condemn attacks on Muslims causing loss of lives and properties.

"We urge the government of India and West Bengal to take all steps to fully protect the minority Muslim population," Alam said.

The Indian Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been apprised of an initial probe into West Bengal's Murshidabad violence, which indicates the involvement of alleged Bangladeshi miscreants, the Indian media reported on Tuesday quoting sources.