Nirapad Sarak Chai protests Shajahan Khan’s remarks
Nirapad Sarak Chai yesterday protested and condemned the alleged threat of boycotting its chairman Ilias Kanchan by transport leader and lawmaker Shajahan Khan.
In a statement, the road safety platform said Shajahan Khan, acting president of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation, at a programme of federation's Rajshahi regional committee on Friday spread falsehood and used indecent comments against Ilias Kanchan.
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.
"So the indecent comments against Nirapad Sarak Chai's Chairman Ilias Kanchan is not acceptable at all," reads the statement.
The organisation thinks that if any driver, encouraged by the comments of Shajahan Khan, drives recklessly and causes someone's death in road accident, then Shajahan Khan 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 a co-accused, because he cannot avoid responsibility, it added.
In February last year, Ilias Kanchan filed a Tk 100 crore defamation case against former shipping minister Shahjahan Khan.
The statement said Shajahan Khan mentioned about 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 the contempt of court," reads the statement.
Shajahan Khan could not be reached over phone for his comments.
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