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Minority communities slate Priya Saha's statement

July 23, 2019 00:00:00


Leaders of religious welfare trusts of the Hindu, Buddhist and Christian communities strongly condemned on Monday Priya Saha's false complaints to US President Donald Trump about disappearance of minorities and demanded her trial, report agencies.

"Priya Saha's complaints about disappearance of 37 million members of Hindu, Buddhist and Christian communities are false, fabricated and purposeful," Hindu Religious Welfare Trust Vice-Chairman Subrata Paul said.

He came up with the remarks while speaking at a press conference jointly organised by the religious welfare trusts of the three communities. at the National Press Club in the city.

Buddhist Religious Welfare Trust vice-chairman Supta Voshon Barua, Christian Religious Welfare Trust's trustee and secretary Nirmol Rozario, trustees of the religious trusts Advocate Ujjal Prashad Kanu, Poritosh Kanti Saha, Shyamal Bhattacharya, Doyal Kumar Barua, Dalim Kumar Barua and JM Subrata Hajra were present at the press conference.

Subrata Paul said making complaints to other countries on the country's internal issues cannot be acceptable.

"We are jointly protesting Priya Saha's remarks and demanding proper investigation into the issue to unmask her ulterior motive," Paul added.

He said Priya Saha's remarks hurt the sentiments of all sensible people in the country.

Replying to a question, Nirmol Rozario said, "Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Oikya Parishad, welfare trusts or any other organisations never made such remarks in the past. Only Priya Saha can say from where she gets such accounts."


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