BNP’s decision not to join JS was wrong
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the party’s previous decision of not joining parliament soon after the December 30 election was wrong.
“We should keep it in mind that nothing can be achieved by chanting cheap slogans. Our acting chairman [Tarique Rahman] has made the right decision as we have to fight both in and outside parliament,” he said.
Fakhrul was addressing a discussion, organised by Sammilito Chhatra Forum at the Jatiya Press Club, marking the 4th death anniversary of BNP leader Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu.
The BNP secretary general said, “I don’t
BNP’s decision have any hesitation to say that our previous decision of not going to parliament was not right at that moment. We must carry on our fight on all fronts.”
On April 29, four BNP MPs-elect took oath as members of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad at the directive of party acting chairman Tarique Rahman. Another BNP lawmaker-elect was sworn in on April 27.
However, Fakhrul did not take oath and his seat fell vacant later.
Yesterday, the BNP secretary general suggested that party leaders should not talk about its problems at any public meeting. “I urge you all to talk about party problems in party forums only.”
Mentioning that the BNP was going through a tough time, Fakhrul called upon his party colleagues to make a strong commitment to overcome the situation.
He said the present political perspective is quite different from those of the ‘90s and 2001. “So, we have to assess the politics of 2019 and find out ways to become successful. We must use all the available opportunities to continue our struggle.”
The BNP leader alleged that the government destroyed democracy and economy. “The country’s economy is now in a very bad shape, no matter what they say about growth.”
Referring to the statistics of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Fakhrul said 1,200 garment factories were shut and remittance inflows declined by 26 percent.
He said there is no security of the people, including women and children, due to lack of good governance and rule of law.
He alleged that the government was obstructing bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in several cases as it was afraid of her popularity.
The BNP leader urged the government to immediately free Khaleda from jail as she was “seriously ill”.
He also warned that the government would be held responsible if anything bad happened to her in jail.
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