Nirapad Sarak Chai protests Shajahan Khan’s remarks on Ilias Kanchan
Nirapad Sarak Chai today protested and condemned the alleged threat of boycotting its chairman Ilias Kanchan that transport leader and lawmaker Shajahan Khan made yesterday.
Shajahan Khan, acting president of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation, at a programme of the federation's Rajshahi regional committee yesterday made indecent and false comments against Ilias Kanchan, said the platform campaigning for road safety in a statement today.
Besides, Shajahan, also a ruling party lawmaker, threatened to boycott the actor turned road safety crusader, reads the statement.
The government has enacted Road Transport Act-2018 in consultation with stakeholders concerned and the prime minister and road transport and bridges minister asked all to create awareness about the new law.
The organisation thinks that if any driver, encouraged by the comments of Shajahan Khan, drives recklessly and causes death on the road, then he has to take responsibility of the death along with the driver, reads the statement.
If any case is filed regarding the accident, Shajahan Khan would be co-accused, because he cannot avoid responsibility, it added.
In February last year, Ilias Kanchan had filed a Tk 100 crore defamation case against former shipping minister Shajahan Khan.
The statement said Shajahan Khan mentioned the case in his Friday speech where he said Ilias Kanchan rather will face trial under the case. "Nirapad Sarak Chai considers it [Shajahan's comment] as tantamount to contempt of court," reads the statement.
This correspondent could not reach Shajahan Khan over phone for his comments.
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