India, Jan. 16 -- A prominent opposition leader in the UK, Conservative Party MP Bob Blackman, has cited violence against Hindus in Bangladesh to call upon the Labour government to push Mohammad Yunus's regime to pledge to safeguarding minorities and ensuring fair and inclusive elections.

Speaking in the British Parliament, Blackman underlined that the elections scheduled for February 12 are set to be held when there are democratic concerns around ousted ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League having been banned altogether. He also spoke against the purported rise of Islamist forces.

"Hindu men are being murdered on the streets; their houses are being burnt; the temples are being burnt; and other religious minorities are suffering similar fa...