Ershad slams AL, BNP
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday criticised Awami League and BNP leaders for making mockery of the word "formalin", which refers to a hazardous chemical widely used in the country to artificially preserve fruits, vegetables and fish.
They have made it a political term, said Ershad, whose party is a key ally in the Awami League-led ruling alliance government.
"I feel bad when politicians joke about formalin, which is destroying the 16 crore people of the country as well as the next generation. They made mockery of this; they are not ashamed of this,” Ershad said, while addressing a programme at his Banani office in the capital.
At a press conference on Saturday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the BNP had been kept alive with formalin.
The next day, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir termed Hasina's rule "the era of formalin" and said the government was spreading not only formalin but also poisons everywhere, destroying society, politics and the economy.
A former autocratic ruler, Ershad, said, “I will control the use of formalin within a week if I can come to power.”
“The two major political parties are the curse for the people of the country. The people want to get rid of the two parties.”
Referring to the recent killing, abduction and forced disappearance, the JP chief asked, "Is this a democratic and civilised society?"
“The country is on the verge of destruction. There is no democracy, no rule of law in the country."
About the recent violent crimes and the use of formalin in food items, Ershad said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina could control those if she really wanted.
He observed that the recent law and order situation was terrible, and said nobody's life was secure in the country at present.
Referring to the arms licences of Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the seven murders case in Narayanganj, Ershad said why the government issued licences to criminals like Nur.
He alleged that the ruling party men were involved in the recent killings and forced disappearances. But there is no step against these, said Ershad, also special envoy to the prime minister.
Comments