Kishtwar ‘shutdown’ after BJP calls for street protests over attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh

J&K’s Kishtwar territory observed a shutdown and thoroughfare protests connected Monday (December 21, 2025) implicit attacks connected Hindus successful Bangladesh after the sidesplitting of pupil person Osman Bin Hadi recently.

A bandh telephone was issued by Shree Sanatan Dharam Sabha Kishtwar headed by Mahant Ramsharan Das Acharya. The bandh telephone was supported by BJP leaders. The shutdown resulted successful the closure of the marketplace astatine Kokila Chowk successful town.

“The Kokila Chowk marketplace remained closed arsenic portion of the ongoing protests. People are protesting against the attacks, and persecution of Hindus successful Bangladesh aft the sidesplitting of Hadi. One Hindu idiosyncratic was lynched and temples and spiritual places are nether attack. We privation to nonstop a connection from Kishtwar that we basal with Hindus of Bangladesh,” BJP person and Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma said.

Protesters raised anti-Bangladesh and pro-Sanathan slogans during thoroughfare demonstrations. The BJP J&K portion is submitting a memorandum to the President, Prime Minister and Union Home Minister. 

“The memorandum volition enactment connected grounds people’s sympathy and solidarity with Bangladeshi Hindus. We besides demanded involution from the authorities of India to halt attacks connected Hindus and temples successful Bangladesh,” Mr. Sharma said.

Protesters said atrocities against Hindus successful Bangladesh should halt immediately.