Reject anti-liberation forces through ballot

Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Satkhira unit forms a human chain at Pucca Pole in the town yesterday urging people not to vote for Jamaat candidates in three constituencies in the district.Photo: STAR

Freedom fighters and members of pro-liberation forces yesterday formed a human chain and held a rally urging people not to vote for Maulana Abdul Khaleque Mondal in Satkhira-2 (Sadar), Maulana Riasat Ali in Satkhira-3 (Assassuni and Debhata upazila including four unions of Kaliganj upazila) and Gazi Nazrul Islam in Satkhira-4 (Shyamnagar and eight unions of Kaliganj upazila) constituencies alleging them as war criminals.
“Bringing war criminals to trial is now a demand of the people. They must be punished as they committed heinous crimes during the liberation war. Their crimes are unpardonable as they betrayed the nation,” they said.
The human chain was formed at Pucca pole intersection in the town while the rally was organised by Satkhira unit of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad vowing to reject the war criminals in the coming election.
Chaired by its Convener Enamul Haque Biswas, the rally was addressed by freedom fighters Prof Abu Ahmed, Sheikh Abu Nasim Moina, Abu Bakar Siddique and Kazi Riaz, Syed Kamal Bakht, Abu Syeed, Mahmud Ali Suman and Farida Akhtar Banu.
The speakers alleged that a political party (pointing obliquely to BNP) has formed an alliance with anti-liberation forces Jamaat, and nominated the war criminals to contest in three out of four constituencies of the district in the coming polls.
They said the pro-liberation forces and socio-cultural organisations are campaigning for grand alliance candidates to defeat the Jamaat candidates.
“It is our moral duty to defeat Jamaat candidates as they are war criminals and killed many innocent people during the War of Liberation in 1971,” said Enamul.