US among others orchestrated Sheikh Hasina’s removal, claims India’s Major General (retd) Bakshi.
India’s defence analysts have raised foreign interference concerns after former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India following brutal student protests.
India’s Major General (retd) Gagan Deep Bakshi has blamed the US, China, and Pakistan behind Sheikh Hasina’s removal from power during an appearance on an Indian TV channel.
He added: “The US wanted to take over Bangladesh’s islands while China wanted its submarines docked in Bangladesh’s waters. China used Pakistan’s ISI agents who connected to the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh.”
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In his tirade, Bakhshi also criticized Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate who has agreed to join Bangladesh’s interim setup as chief adviser, calling him a US favourite.
Moreover, Indian TV anchor Arnab Goswami blatantly blamed the US deep state was involved in the ouster of Hasina, the “democratically-elected” prime minister of Bangladesh.
He accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of seeking a Bangladesh-like regime change in India.
Goswami argued that Gandhi asking the US to take stock of democracy India was actually seeking US help to induce change in India.
He said: “When Rahul Gandhi goes to London and says the Americans must save Indian democracy, this (referring to the unrest in Bangladesh) is the intervention that he is probably talking about because when western countries intervene in any country’s democracy, this is what happens.”
The BBC termed Hasina government’s collapse a blow to India.
The British media outlet said India’s excessive support to Hasina and interference in India brought about the removal of Hasina’s government.
