New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Former Indian diplomat Veena Sikri on Thursday accused Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami of acting at the behest of Pakistan amid an anti-India march to India's High Commission in the neighbouring country, claiming Pakistan's effort to take control of the Bangladesh army.

Speaking to ANI, former diplomat Sikri criticised Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus for his silence over anti-India statements in the country.

Sikri said, "We do know that the regime change operation was supported by external powers, by the Western powers, but it was done through Pakistan. It was done through Pakistan, and Pakistan's biggest conduit in Bangladesh is the Jamaat-e-Islami. The Jamaat-e-Islami is acting at the behest of Pakistan. So th...