(1/7) 23 April 1971 witnessed the Jathibhanga massacre of over 3000 unarmed Rajbongshi and Bengali Hindus in one single day by the Pakistani Army and Razakars.
The collaborators included members from Jamaat-e-Islami, Muslim League and Pakistan Democratic Party.
(2/7) Thousands of Hindus hailing from the twelve villages of Jagannathpur,Chakhaldi,Singia, Chandipur,Alampur,Basudebpur, Gauripur,Milanpur,Khamarbhopla and Sukhanpokhari had gathered at Jathibhanga to set forth on a journey to India.
(3/7) The locals on attaining knowledge that the Rajbongshi and Bengali Hindus were passing through the area in order to reach India, they blocked all the routes and intimated the Pakistani Army.
The fleeing Hindu men were made to stand in lines and shot.
(4/7) The massacre continued throughout the day.The corpses were denied cremation and buried near the Pathraj River.
Though the official figures stated the casualty to vary between 3,000 and 3,500, many were of the opinion that the numbers were alarmingly high.
(5/7) Justice was never achieved.
The large-scale bloodbath and violence faced by the undivided Bengal Province put humanity to shame. The Hindus of Bengal were and continue to be at the receiving end of such violence till date.
(6/7) A careful perusal of such atrocities inflicted on Bengali Hindus makes the concept and logic of Citizenship Amendment Bill clearer and necessary.
Citizenship Amendment Bill is a glimmer of hope for countless Bengali Hindu refugee families who fled religious persecution
(7/7)Organizations representing religious n ethnic minorities of Bangladesh has claimed CAB to be humanitarian n India’s partial fulfillment of duty towards millions of non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who fled the atrocities but could not claim their rights
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