No dialogue with war criminals: Joy
Staff Correspondent
Sajib Wajed Joy, son of Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina, said dialogue between the AL and the ruling BNP over reforms in caretaker system of government and the Election Commission (EC) should be held for greater interest of country's flourishing democracy.Joy, who left Dhaka for USA at 10:45am yesterday, ruled out any possibility of dialogue with war criminals and patrons of militancy. Terming Jamaat-e-Islami as a patron of militancy, Joy said no dialogue could be held with Jamaat men in discussion panel. He was talking to newsmen at the VIP lounge of Zia International Airport prior to his departure. He spent 12 days in Bangladesh. Leader of the Opposition and Joy's mother Sheikh Hasina along with leaders of AL and its front organisations saw him off at the airport. Joy said people are now passing days with crises of electricity, gas, water and fuel everywhere in the country. 'Price of essentials in AL era stood at a stable point, inflation rate was only 1.59 per cent, and electricity production was 500 megawatt. But now poverty in every sector plunged Bangladesh into distress,' said Joy. He hoped that he would return to the country two months later. Referring to police action during oppositions' programmes, Joy said every citizen has a right to hold peaceful demonstrations in the country. 'But every time the government wants to foil opposition's programme through repression,' Joy said.
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