India on Sunday asserted that it has never allowed its territory to be used for activities inimical to the interests of Bangladesh and pressed for holding the upcoming parliamentary polls in that country in a peaceful atmosphere.
India's reaction came hours after the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry summoned Indian Envoy to Dhaka, Pranay Verma, and conveyed its concern over former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's "incendiary" statements from Indian soil.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Indian High Commissioner today to convey the Government of Bangladesh’s serious concern to the Government of India for allowing fugitive Sheikh Hasina to continue to make incendiary statements calling upon her supporters to engage in terrorist activities in Bangladesh, aiming to thwart the upcoming parliamentary elections,” Bangladesh said.
Bangladesh reiterates its call for her “expeditious extradition” alongside former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to face death sentences handed down by the special tribunal last month, it added.
"India categorically rejects the assertions made by the interim government of Bangladesh in its press note," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
