On Friday, India declined to comment on whether it would ask Bangladesh for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, even as it admitted that the unrest in the neighboring nation had caused development projects to stall.
Following weeks of student-led protests against her government, Hasina announced her resignation on August 5 and fled to India. Though her whereabouts have not been disclosed by Indian officials, she is currently in a safe location. The Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus’s interim government in Bangladesh has been urged by a number of opposition groups to request her extradition.
When asked if Hasina’s extradition could be sought by Bangladesh’s interim administration, External Affairs Ministry (EAM) spokeswoman Randhir Jaiswal responded that this is a question that falls into the “realm of hypothetical issues.” “As we previously mentioned, the former prime minister of Bangladesh visited India on short notice for security concerns,” he continued. Regarding the topic, we have nothing else to say.
He added the unrest in Bangladesh affected bilateral projects. “The state of law and order has caused work on some of the projects to stall.” We will speak with the interim administration to determine how best to proceed and what kind of understanding we can reach on those once the situation calms down and normalcy is restored,” Jaiswal continued.
All nations had security issues during the chaos that followed Hasina’s removal, and attacks and vandalism occurred at the Indian Cultural Centre in Dhaka. India chose to remove all non-essential employees and their families from the high commission in Dhaka, despite the fact that the Bangladeshi authorities “tried their best,” according to Jaiswal.
Jaiswal stated, “Its narrative is misleading and suggests that India is somehow responsible for the floods,” in reference to a CNN program on the flood situation in Bangladesh. This is inaccurate in terms of facts and disregards the information provided in the press releases the Indian government has released to shed light on the matter.
