Govt taking elections as weapon to establish fascism: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government has taken the elections as a weapon to establish fascism.
"Their only target is to establish one-party fascism by destroying democracy and the opposition parties. They tried to do this in the past, but could not succeed due to political changeover at that time ... They're pursuing this goal in a different style this time by taking elections as their weapon," he said.
Fakhrul made the remarks while addressing a milad mahfil organised by BNP at the party's Nayapaltan central office seeking the speedy recovery of its ailing standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and Rafiqul Islam Miah.
He said they are being forced to carry out the movement as the government is not allowing holding free and fair elections in the country. "We want a change through the election. But you [govt] are holding the elections in your own style, taking the results in your favour. That system can't continue."
The BNP leader said they still want a peaceful solution to the political crisis and hope that good sense will prevail upon the government to save the country by accepting the people's demand for holding the next election under a non-partisan neutral government.
"We think and the country's people believe that the crisis will be resolved through the election."
He said their party and its alliance partners are going to announce the final programmes of their current anti-government movement.
"We all the parties involved in the simultaneous movement have decided to announce a new journey for the restoration of democracy and holding a fair and impartial election from our respective places on July 12."
Fakhrul alleged that the current "illegal" regime has destroyed democracy very consciously by resorting to repressive acts.
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