Misripara Buddhist temple closed to tourists in protest against the beating of the Rakhine president of Seema Buddhist Vihara management committee in Kuakata.

Kalapara (Patuakhali) Correspondent. The Bihar authorities have banned the entry of tourists to the Seema Buddhist Vihar for an indefinite period in protest against the beating of the President of the Bihar Management Committee over the boundary dispute of the Seema Buddhist Vihar at Misripara in Kuakata, Patuakhali. The Rakhine community decided to hold a protest meeting at the Bihar premises on Wednesday afternoon to demand exemplary punishment and bring the attackers under the law. A written complaint has been lodged at the Mohipur police station in this incident. On Thursday, Seema Buddh Vihar authorities complained that on October 13 (Tuesday) morning, when Seema Buddh Vihar went to lift a shop within the boundary of Seema Buddh Vihar, there was a dispute with locals Samsul Alam and Nasir Hawladar, who claimed land within the Bihar. Bihar authorities alleged that Nasir Hawladar and Samsul Alam Gangra Seema Buddhist Vihar President Monglachin were ambushed and beaten up. In the incident of this attack, on October 14 (Wednesday) at noon, Rakhines from different neighborhoods gathered and held a protest meeting. According to the decision of the protest meeting, the Bihar authorities announced the closure of the Seema Buddhist Vihara for tourists till the trial of the attackers. In this regard, Buddhist Vihar President Manglachin said that the shopkeepers in front of the Buddhist Vihar were polluting the environment by throwing garbage within the boundaries of the Buddhist Vihar. The Bihar authorities were constructing a shop there on Tuesday morning to protect the environment from the Bihar area. Meanwhile, Samsul Alam and Nasir Hawlader demanded their land and prevented the construction of the house. He alleged that at one stage of the argument, Bihar president Manglachin was suddenly attacked with a slap. He also claimed that their names were mistakenly recorded in the BS survey inside the boundary wall of the temple. Even though the documents are in the name of Bihar, only the BS survey is making the nefarious claim of encroaching the land of the century old temple. When Nasir Howladar was contacted on his mobile phone to talk about this, he repeatedly hung up. Due to which it was not possible to take his statementPatuakhali District Rakhine Buddhist Welfare Association President Emong Talukdar said that Samsul Alam and Nasir Gongra have been trying for a long time to occupy the land of the Rakhine prayer house Seema Buddhist Vihar. This attack happened in continuation of this. We demand justice. Until the trial, Seema Buddhist Vihara was closed to tourists. In this regard, Mohipur Police Station Officers-in-charge Md. Shamim Howladar said that they have received a written complaint regarding the beating and attack on Bihar President. He said that legal action will be taken after investigation.