AAP leaders expressed solidarity with Bangladeshi Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, arrested in Bangladesh on sedition charges. They urged the Indian government to engage diplomatically to ensure the safety of ISKCON devotees.

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday backed the arrested Hindu monk, Chinmoy Krishna Das, saying he was "unjustly arrested" and must immediately be released. She asked the Bangladesh government to protect religious and ethnic minorities that have braved violence since her ouster from power in August.

Days after Chinmoy Krishna Das was sent to jail in Bangladesh on charges of sedition, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has denied any involvement in the activities of the monk,