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Jashimuddin Rahmani, who was recently released from prison by the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has sought help from Pakistan and Afghanistan. (@AskAnshul/X)
Bangladeshi radical Jashimuddin Rahmani urges West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee to declare independence from Modi’s rule, threatening India’s stability and security
The chief of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist outfit in Bangladesh, has made inflammatory remarks against India in a viral video. Jashimuddin Rahmani, who was recently released from prison by the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has sought help from Pakistan and Afghanistan to “liberate Kashmir”.
In the video, likely shot in a hospital ward in early September, Rahmani warned India against associating with former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He also urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to “free Bengal from Modi’s rule and declare independence.”
Declare Bengal’s independence from Modi rule, Bangladesh Islamist tells Mamata In a video, Islamist Jashimuddin Rahmani Hafi, the chief of al-Qaida affiliate, Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), asked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to “declare independence from Modi’s rule” pic.twitter.com/Czbq0guX4R— শুভদীপ রায় (@subhadiproy4u) September 13, 2024
Released on Parole
Rahmani, who was jailed for five years for murdering a blogger, was released on parole in August, weeks after the military-backed interim government took charge in Bangladesh. His release raised alarms for India, given ABT’s strong ties to al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), which is banned in India.
The Islamic terrorist warned India against any aggressive actions towards Bangladesh, saying, the country is “not like Sikkim or Bhutan. It is a country of 18 crore Muslims.” He threatened to enlist China’s help in cutting off India’s northeastern states by blocking the Siliguri corridor, often referred to as the “chicken’s neck.” Rahmani’s message to Bengal CM comes at a sensitive time when her government is facing public outrage following the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata.
The ABT chief, who has openly supported al-Qaida and its branch in the Indian subcontinent (AQIS), sought help from Pakistan and Afghanistan to “liberate Kashmir” and advocated for Khalistan. “Tell Kashmir to get ready for freedom. Pakistan and Afghanistan together will help Kashmir gain independence. We will work for the freedom of Kashmir,” he said. Jashimuddin Rahmani poses a serious threat to India’s security, given ABT’s strong ties to AQIS and its efforts to establish a jihadi network within India through sleeper cells.
