Country's democratic transition may suffer if doubt arise over govt's impartiality: Tarique
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said today that if the impartiality of the interim government comes into question and public trust in its activities is shaken, the path to democracy could face serious obstacles.
Tarique made the remarks today while speaking as the chief guest at an iftar event organised by the BNP at Dhaka Ladies Club in honour of political leaders.
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He also expressed concern saying that some advisers of the interim government, and even one or two political parties, have recently spoken in a slightly different tone regarding the holding of the national election.
"We believe that if secondary issues are prioritised under the guise of a new political arrangement, instead of respecting public expectations, it will send the wrong message to the people," he added.
"Such a situation will ultimately pave the way for the resurgence of fugitive mafia accomplices," he said.
The BNP leader also said that after a decade and a half of "mafia rule and exploitation", seven months may not be too long to repair a "devastated Bangladesh."
"If its actions and plans are made clearer to the public in the coming days, all doubts and uncertainties among the people will be resolved," he said.
Tarique said that the fall of the previous government was not just due to the need for a national election.
"While that is true, an even greater truth is that the mafia government collapsed brutally because it failed to hold a fair and impartial election. Therefore, there is no room to consider an election solely as a matter of one political party coming to power," he said.
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