Since the overthrow of the Sheikh Hasina government in august of this year, there has been a great deal of sectarian violence in bangladesh targeting minorities, particularly Hindus.
 
BJP mp Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato has called on the Nobel Committee to "reassess the legacy" of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh's interim administration, in response to the indiscriminate violence against the Hindu population in bangladesh, which has triggered demonstrations throughout India, notably West Bengal.
Mahato has written to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, pleading with them to take another look at Muhammad Yunus, the winner of the Nobel Peace prize, and to address the continued violence in bangladesh against Hindus and other minorities. The "tragic irony" of giving the Nobel Peace prize to those "whose legacies have been stained by violence" and suspected collaboration in human rights abuses is noted by the Purulia MP.
 
'Butcher of Hindus'
As part of a larger campaign of terror against the Hindu community, the bjp leader claimed that under Yunus' leadership, minorities in bangladesh, especially Hindus, have experienced systematic persecution and atrocities, including mass killings, the destruction of homes and temples, and systematic rapes. He further charged that the interim administration in bangladesh was tacitly endorsing these crimes and enabling the offenders to walk free.
 
According to Mahato, Muhammad Yunus, who was formerly praised as a social reformer, has turned into Bangladesh's "butcher of Hindus" and is responsible for "mass murders" of Hindus. He said that Hindus in bangladesh were having their temples destroyed and their religious liberties infringed. Additionally, he asserted that Hindus are being forced to pay Jaziya taxes to Muslim fundamentalists in place of devotion.
'Yunus' legacy stained with violence, injustice'
In the letter, the bjp mp described numerous instances of religious liberties being suppressed, including the disruption of Hindu celebrations, including Durga Puja, through extortion, prohibitions, and intimidation under the pretext of "Jaziya demands." Using deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to highlight the "plight of Hindu leaders," including ISKCON's Chinmoy krishna Das, who has been arrested on sedition charges and was allegedly hurt in targeted attacks, Mahato further implicated Yunus in these alleged crimes by calling him the "mastermind" behind the mass killings of Hindus.
Declaring that silence would be seen as involvement, the bjp leader urged the Nobel Committee to openly denounce the atrocities against minorities in bangladesh and to revoke the Nobel Peace prize awarded to Muhammad Yunus. In addition, Mahato advocated for a review of the requirements for future laureates and offered ways to guarantee that those who get the award maintain moral principles throughout their lives.
 
He hoped that the committee would address these concerns to preserve the prize's integrity. "The Nobel Peace prize should not serve as a shield for individuals whose actions perpetuate violence and discrimination," he said.
 
Will Muhammad Yunus' Nobel prize be rescinded?
There has never before been a Nobel prize recipient to have their award revoked. The decision to award the prize cannot be challenged, according to Section 10 of the Nobel Foundation's law. Nobody responsible for awarding prizes in Oslo or Stockholm has ever thought of removing the reward.