BCL faction submits memorandum to PM
The post-deprived faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday submitted a memorandum to the prime minister to press home their four-point demand, including dropping controversial leaders from central committee and replacing them with leaders who did not get posts.
They submitted the memorandum with the Awami League president’s Dhanmondi political office last night, said Rakib Hossain, spokesperson of the faction.
Their other demands include disclosing identities of the 19 controversial leaders and trial of the attacks in Madhur Canteen and Teacher-Student Centre (TSC).
Earlier while reading out a statement at a press conference at the base of Raju Memorial Sculpture, Rakib, also BCL’s former programme and planning affairs secretary, said, “A large number of activists were not evaluated properly, instead those who have allegations against them were given posts. There is no such instance of irregularity and breaching of constitution like this in the history of Chhatra League.”
They alleged that BCL president and general secretary formed a biased and farcical probe body to investigate the incident of attacking them at Madhur Canteen and TSC.
They claimed that the legitimacy of their demonstration was proved through the prime minister’s directive to drop the controversial leaders. But the president and GS are patronising them instead of excluding them, the post-deprived faction leaders said.
On May 13, Chhatra League, the pro-Awami League student body, announced its 301-member full-fledged central committee, touching off huge controversy and demonstration by some of those who could not make it to the committee.
On May 15, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also AL chief, directed BCL President Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon to drop the controversial leaders, if allegations against them were found true.
Hours later, the BCL general secretary disclosed names of some controversial leaders at a press conference.
On May 29, the pro-AL student body dropped 19 leaders from its central committee but did not disclose any names. Since then, the post-deprived leaders have been staging a sit-in at the base of Raju Sculpture.
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